Exam scam kingpin's wife suspended
Dr Vanaja, the wife of Dr K Vinayak Prasanna, the main accused in the alleged malpractices in the postgraduation medical entrance examination held across the State in January, has been suspended by the Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS).
VIMS Director Dr B Devanand said following her arrest by the CID officials on October 26, for her alleged involvement in the scandal, Vanaja, a doctor with the VIMS, has been suspended. Vanaja has been lodged at the Bellary Central Jail, along with the couple’s 9-month-old baby.
Meanwhile, Dr Vinayak Prasanna, who is in the CID custody, was taken to Bangalore for interrogation on Thursday.
Bail rejected
The bail applications of the 12 accused in the scam, has been rejected by a local court on Friday.
The applications for the bail had been filed on October 24. Judicial Magistrate First Class Judge M B Kulkarni rejected the applications, when the matter came up for hearing in the afternoon.
Apart from the 12 accused, the judge had already rejected the bail pleas of five others involved in the scam on October 24.
