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New Delhi, June 13 : The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, North East, Karkardooma Courts, New Delhi has convicted accused Alok Kumar and sentenced him to undergo three years Rigorous Imprisonment with total fine of Rs.6,000/- in a case relating to impersonation in AIIMS examination.
The instant case was registered on the complaint of the Director, AIIMS, New Delhi on the allegations of impersonation in entrance examination for B.Sc (H) Para Medical Courses, conducted by AIIMS on 27.06.2001 at Cambridge School, Sriniwaspuri, Delhi. During counselling, the Counselling Committee of AIIMS observed that one of the successful candidates, namely Rajiv Kumar did not actually appear in the written examination held on 27.06.2001 at Cambridge School, Sriniwaspuri, New Delhi, rather, another person appeared in the exam impersonating himself as Rajiv Kumar.
The investigation revealed that All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi had conducted the entrance exam of B.Sc (Hons.) Para-medical course on 27.06.2001 at Cambridge School, Sriniwaspuri, New Delhi where 8 instances of impersonation were detected by Counselling Committee.
These instances appear to be systematic, pre-planned and organized action on the part of some mischievous persons to obtain admission by unscrupulous means for destroying the sanctity of examination at AIIMS. CBI filed eight chargesheets in different cases.
The investigation of this instance established that one Rajiv Kumar from Bihar had applied for said examination and entered into criminal conspiracy with Alok Kumar and another private person. In furtherance to the said criminal conspiracy, Alok Kumar and another private person visited Delhi from Bihar on 26.06.2001. They stayed in a hotel and visited Cambridge School at New Delhi. Alok Kumar appeared in the examination impersonating himself as Rajiv Kumar. Accused Rajiv Kumar was declared successful and in response to the call letter for counselling, Rajiv Kumar appeared before Counseling Committee of AIIMS. When Rajiv Kumar was asked about the details of examination, Rajiv Kumar confessed before the Counseling Committee that he had not appeared in the examination.
After completion of investigation, a charge-sheet was filed in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, Karkardooma, Delhi on 02.01.2003 against Rajiv Kumar and Alok Kumar. The Court framed charges against accused Rajiv Kumar U/s 120-B r/w 419, 420, 468, 471 & 420 r/w 511 IPC and against accused Alok Kumar U/s 419, 420, 468 & 471 IPC.
Earlier, accused Rajiv Kumar pleaded guilty before the Trial Court on 09.09.2010 and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for two months with fine.
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