The CBI on Friday registered an FIR against several accused for allegedly manipulating the examination process of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)’s postgraduate (PG) entrance test.
According to sources the accused persons, including nine who have been detained for questioning on Friday, allegedly manipulated the candidates’ answer sheets on receipt of bribe from them. Immediately after registering FIR, the agency carried out raids at 10 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), sources added.
Sources further said, “The agency has also detained a person who runs a Delhi-based coaching centre for the entrance examination”. He might be a key operative of this network, sources said adding the accused were allegedly ensuring manipulation of answersheets in exchange of bribe from candidates.
The agency officials are also expected to question some AIIMS officials in this regard.
The CBI officials have recovered certain incriminating documents during searches on the basis of which they are planning to question AIIMS officials, sources said.
Earlier also, the CBI had raided more than 41 places in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and cracked the case of question paper leak and other malpractices committed in the All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE) conducted by the AIIMS in 2006.
The agency officials had also questioned two suspected Puducherry doctors in this regard.