CBI Court Sentences 12 Convicts To 5 Years In 2011 MP PMT Vyapam Case

Indore, December 28, 2025 – A decade after the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (Vyapam) medical entrance test scandal rocked the state, a special court in Indore has sentenced 12 individuals to five years of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in cheating and impersonation during the 2011 MP Pre-Medical Test (PMT). Each convict was also fined ₹6,000.

The case, prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under directives from the Supreme Court of India, highlights the persistent vulnerabilities in India’s competitive examination system and the sophisticated networks that exploited them.

Convicted Individuals and Their Roles

The convicted included candidates seeking unfair advantages, impersonators taking exams on behalf of others, and middlemen orchestrating the operations. The individuals named in the verdict are: Ashish Yadav (alias Ashish Singh), Satyendra Verma, Dheerendra Tiwari, Brijesh Jaiswal, Durga Prasad Yadav, Rakesh Kurmi, Narendra Chaurasiya, Abhilash Yadav, Khoob Chand Rajput, Pawan Rajput, Lakhan Dhangar, and Sunderlal Dhangar.

A separate accused, Deepak Gautam, was a minor at the time and had already been dealt with by the Juvenile Justice Board in Indore in July 2022, facing a penalty and bond under the Juvenile Justice Act.

How the Fraud Was Uncovered

The scam came to light on July 24, 2011, when exam officials discovered Satyendra Verma impersonating Ashish Yadav during the MP PMT. The incident prompted a formal complaint at Tukoganj police station in Indore. Initially, the state police charged two individuals, but the case later expanded after the Supreme Court ordered a CBI investigation as part of a wider scrutiny of Vyapam-linked frauds.

The CBI’s Findings

The investigation revealed a well-coordinated network. Middlemen recruited impersonators, arranged their stay in hotels, and provided forged documents and admit cards to enable them to appear for the exam. The prosecution relied on hotel records, documentary evidence, and confessions obtained during the investigation to establish the conspiracy, which the court upheld in its judgment.

This verdict adds another chapter to the ongoing legal proceedings stemming from the Vyapam scandal, which has repeatedly exposed systemic flaws in recruitment and entrance examinations in Madhya Pradesh.