Telangana: 49 arrested so far for Eamcet leak
More arrests in the offing with the matter being under investigation by CID.
Hyderabad: CID has arrested 49 persons and seized Rs 2.87 crore till date in the scam related to EAMCET (medical) 2016 question paper-leak. Deputy Chief Minister, Kadiam Srihari told Legislative Council here on Monday that police has also identified some brokers and sub brokers in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
However, dissatisfied with the Deputy CM’s reply, Congress MLAs led by Leader of Opposition, Mohd Ali Shabbir staged a walk out amidst uproar over tardy investigation. Besides Shabbir Ali, the question was raised by M Ranga Reddy, P Sudhakar Reddy, and Mrs Akula Lalitha. Replying to a notice given by Mohd Ali Shabbir and others on the subject, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the CID has arrested 49 accused and seized Rs 2,87,60, 210 so far.
Besides, police also seized a flat worth Rs 34 lakh, a Safari SUV, one HP Intel Core Laptop and 58 mobiles. He indicated more arrests are in the offing and the case will be taken to its logical close. “Investigation conducted so far established a prima facie case of leakage of TS EAMCET II 2016, Medical question paper before conduct of the examination. The matter is under investigation by CID, Telangana. The investigation is still on and we will not spare any culprit,” he said.
Earlier, Mohd Ali Shabbir alleged that the investigation was mere eye wash and government was not sincere in taking action against the “real culprits” who put the lives of students at stake. “Those arrested are small fry while the big fish is still absconding. Why is government not arresting the main culprits? Let the government hand over the case to CBI,” he demanded.
Refuting the Congress leader’s allegation, Kadiam Srihari said that government ordered probe immediately after reports of leak appeared in a section of media and has taken stringent action. “Taking the gravity of the case into consideration, we ordered a CID probe. So far 49 accused have been arrested and the probe is on. There will be more arrests soon. EAMCET leaks also took place in 2010 and 2012. Some of the culprits involved in this scam are also involved now,” he revealed.