Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], A special CBI court on Saturday sent four accused, including CBI inspector Rahul Raj, to judicial custody in the nursing college scam.

On completion of the custody period till date, accused CBI Inspector Rahul Raj and mediators Om Goswami, Ravi Bhadoria and Jugal Kishore were produced in the court of Judge Arvind Kumar Sharma and the court sent them to judicial custody.

Earlier on Tuesday, nine accused, MP Police Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka (on attachment with CBI), Anil Bhaskaran, Tanveer Khan, Radharaman Sharma, Sachin Jain, Ved Sharma, Preeti Tilakwar, Suma Anil Bhaskaran, Jalapana Adhikari were presented in the court. it was done. Court. Everyone was sent to judicial custody.

Notably, in compliance with the directions of the High Court, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the CBI in Bhopal had constituted seven core teams and several support teams. These teams, composed of CBI officers, representatives of nursing colleges and Patwaris, were tasked with inspecting nursing colleges across the state to ensure that they meet the required infrastructure and faculty standards.During the monitoring process, officials of one of the support teams were found to be involved in corrupt activities. It was observed that CBI Inspector Rahul Raj, along with other team members, was issuing favorable inspection reports in return for bribes. The internal vigilance machinery responded swiftly, registering a case against 23 persons, including Inspector Rahul Raj, three other CBI officers and various intermediaries.

On May 18, Inspector Rahul Raj was caught red-handed taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from Anil Bhaskaran and his wife Suma Anil. Subsequent actions by CBI teams from New Delhi resulted in searches at 31 locations in Bhopal, Indore, Ratlam and Jaipur. These searches led to the recovery of more than Rs.Rs 2.33 crore in cash, four gold bars, 36 digital devices and over 150 incriminating documents.

Thirteen persons were arrested in connection with the case, including Inspector Rahul Raj, MP Police Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka (on attachment with the CBI), and mediators Om Goswami, Ravi Bhadoria and Jugal Kishore. Three women are also among those arrested. All the arrested persons have been sent to CBI custody till May 29.Later, following the instructions of CM Mohan Yadav, CBI Inspector Rahul Raj and MP Police Inspector Sushil Kumar Majoka (on attachment to CBI) were dismissed from their jobs.

CM Yadav also gave instructions to close 66 unsuitable nursing colleges running in 31 districts of the state.