An accused in the Vyapam scam, identified as Praveen Yadav allegedly committed suicide at his civil lines residence in Madhya Pradesh's Morena today early morning.

Yadav was charged in connection to the scam in 2012, the same year he cleared his PMT (Pre-Medical Test). A resident of Maharajpur village, Yadav was running an oil mill.

Vyapam short for (Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal) or Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) is an autonomous body that conducts major entrance exams for Madhya Pradesh government jobs.

The scam involved 13 different exams conducted by Vyapam, for selection of medical students and state government employees (including food inspectors, transport constables, police personnel, school teachers, dairy supply officers and forest guards). The exams were taken by around 3.2 million students.

Cases of irregularities in these entrance tests had been reported since the mid-1990s, and the first FIR was filed in 2000.

More than 40 people associated with the scam have died since the story broke in 2013.

With inputs from Hemender Singh