The long-standing shadows of the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (Vyapam) scandal have resurfaced yet again, with Jabalpur law enforcement initiating formal criminal proceedings in an examination fraud case dating back thirteen years. The Madhotal police station in Jabalpur on Monday night booked a constable candidate, identified as Vivek Singh, alongside an unidentified “solver” under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Examination Act. Official police reports reveal that during the MP Police Constable Recruitment Examination held in April 2013 at an allocated private college exam center in Madhotal, Singh fraudulently deployed an impersonator to sit for the written test in his place, successfully securing selection in the final recruitment merit list.
Thumbprint Forensics at Sagar SAF Battalion Busts Impersonation Amid Questions Over a 13-Year Administrative Delay
The fraudulent impersonation unraveled after the state police headquarters flagged Vivek Singh’s biometric records as suspicious during mandatory post-selection background verification. The candidate was subsequently dispatched to the Special Armed Forces (SAF) 10th Battalion in Sagar for exhaustive forensic fingerprint analysis, where experts detected a complete mismatch between the actual thumb impression captured on the original 2013 OMR answer sheet and Singh’s physical biometrics. While the SAF forensic wing officially dispatched its conclusive report to Jabalpur authorities to initiate criminal prosecution, serious questions surround the baffling 13-year institutional delay in taking action, with Madhotal Station House Officer Virendra Singh Panwar noting that while an active hunt is underway to unmask the unidentified solver, the timeline gaps will also fall under scrutiny during the deeper investigation.