Bhopal: After the death of Dr Arun Sharma in the multi-crore Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Medical Association Jabalpur president has now claimed threat to his life. Over 40 people have died in the high-profile scam in the last two years.
Dr Sudheer Trivedi said, "I was told by someone that the medical college dean is dead. I'm trying to meet Inspector General and tell him that there is a threat to my life."
Dr Sharma, the dean of a medical college in Jabalpur, suspected of having links to some accused in the Vyapam scam, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a Delhi hotel on Sunday.
Dr Arun Sharma was also the chairman of the committee appointed by Madhya Pradesh government to investigate fake doctors appointed through Vyapam. Sharma, dean of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur, had asked the hotel staff for a wake up call on Sunday morning. However, when there was no response to the staff's call, the hotel staff entered the room using a duplicate key and found his body.
Sharma was staying in a hotel in Delhi's Dwarka area. There were reportedly no injuries on his body and a post mortem will be conducted on Sunday.
A bottle of alcohol almost empty was found in the room. Sharma had also vomited and there were signs of heavy drinking, said a senior police officer, adding forensic evidences were collected and the body sent for post mortem. Asked about reported links of Sharma with Vyapam scam, Joint Commissioner of Police (South West) Dipender Pathak said police is "covering all the angles" in its investigation.
The Vyapam scam has become a major political controversy with numerous witnesses and accused dying under mysterious circumstances. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
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