KGMU Junior Doctor probed under VYAPAM Scam allegedly commits suicide by Anaesthesia Overdose

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“On October 13, a woman informed us that her sister, who is a doctor at KGMU, injected herself with some drug and was being treated at KGMU where she died today (Monday). An FIR has been registered against a doctor. Action will be taken based on the investigation,” said Lucknow West Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Chandra Tripathi.

As per a doctor at KGMU, Sharma was pursuing higher education at the hospital while serving as a junior doctor. However, the doctor said that he was unaware of the harassment claims, and assured that a committee will be constituted to probe the allegations against Singh.

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The Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment fraudulent scheme, beginning in 1995, involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB).

The admission and recruitment scam that was unearthed in 2013 pertains to alleged irregularities in the PMT-2013 examination conducted by the MPPEB, popularly known as “Vyapam”(Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal).

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