12 lakh recovered from the drawer of Vyapam accused

Doubts have started arising over the STF probe in the multi-crore Vyapan scam, after cash worth lakhs of rupees was found stashed inside a drawer at Vyapam office on 24 August afternoon during routine dusting of furniture.

Whom does the drawer belong to?

• The drawer is allegedly of a former Vyapam computer programmer C K Mishra who is currently lodged in Central Jail for his alleged role in Vyapam anomalies.

• Staffers were busy in dusting and repairing office furniture, a routine chore, when an employee found currency notes inside a drawer that was not being used for some time. They immediately alerted MP Nagar Police.

• The currency notes, in the denomination of 1000 and 500 were counted by the police and were found to be around Rs 11.90 lakh.

Why STF investigation is under scanner?

• According to Patrika sources the drawer and the desk belonged to ex-Vyapam employee CK Mishra. The drawer was also found containing some documents and a cheque addressed in favour of another Vyapam accused Nitin Mohindra, who is also lodged in Central Jail now.
• The recovery of cash has put the STF probe under the scanner as the investigating officials had visited the office several times for evidence but, missed the cash stashed in a drawer.
• The CBI, which is probing the case at present was also intimated by the Vyapam officers about the recovery of cash.