Peer sold question papers through brokers; 43 convicted A special anti-corruption court in Srinagar on Wednesday convicted former head of the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) Mushtaq Ahmad Peer and 42 other accused in the 2012 MBBS paper scam. The court sentenced Peer, the prime accused, to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs 1 crore on him for his corrupt practices. While convicting Peer on four counts with punishment adding to 16 years, the court observed that the sentences would run consecutively and…
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