AajTak journalist dies covering Vyapam scam. Twitter reactions

The death of Akshay Singh, a senior AAJTak journalist covering the Vyapam scam, has sent shockwaves through the country, with politicians, activists and fellow journalists questioning the suspicious circumstances in which Singh and many accused have lost their lives in the past few days.

A Special Correspondent with the news channel, Singh was found dead on Friday, soon after interviewing the parents of a girl whose name had appeared in the scam surrounding the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB).

The Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal or Vyapam scam has emerged as a massive admission and recruitment scandal involving politicians, bureaucrats and middlemen in Madhya Pradhesh. Several politicians, including former education minister Laxmikant Sharma, a host of officials and scores of aspirants have been arrested in the case. The deaths of many of the accused, some whistleblowers and activists associated with the Vyapam scam have brought the state administration under the scanner.

Twitter expressed outrage over Singh's death, with several politicians demanding MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's resignation over the scam. Chouhan has now issued a statement stating that every death in the case will be investigated thoroughly.

He was taking strong action against irregular admissions in Medical Colleges through Vyapam. NO Govt said it was suicide !

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) July 5, 2015

Vyapam scam n all deaths so far ought to be thoroughly investigated. Guilty must be punished. Something MUST be done to prevent more deaths.

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 5, 2015

this is like a bad Agatha Christie Novel who will be found dead tomorrow http://t.co/juog17CfRL #Vyapam

— Harini Calamur (@calamur) July 5, 2015

Will it need #Nirbhaya like street protests before @PMOIndia @narendramodi orders CBI Inquiry into #vyapam deaths? https://t.co/hXSk4NgF4T

— Sucheta Dalal (@suchetadalal) July 5, 2015

My heart goes out to Akshay Singh's family who saw him leave for an assignment, never to return! Hope we don't forget Akshay. #Vyapam

— swati chaturvedi (@bainjal) July 5, 2015

One More Death #Vyapam. BJP CM continues in Office after 44 mysterious deaths in Scam linked to him. #PMReplyOrResign pic.twitter.com/f1F7XELaKI

— Navin Khaitan (@NAVINKHAITAN) July 4, 2015

Journalist covering #Vyapam scam dies mysteriously. Moral of the story for journalists :Don't cover scams, or at least not seriously.

— Markandey Katju (@mkatju) July 4, 2015

Strange isn't it how #Vyapam and #Asaram witnesses both conveniently have a habit of serial suspicious deaths? @ChouhanShivraj @PMOIndia

— Kavita Krishnan (@kavita_krishnan) June 29, 2015

#Vyapam should be investigated--starting with role played by Arjun Singh & @digvijaya_28 when CMs. Hoary Cong lineage

— Minhaz Merchant (@minhazmerchant) June 28, 2015

While shivraj singh must take accountability for the vyapam deaths, indications of an internal thuggery at work behind the mysterious scam.

— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) July 5, 2015

Token shock at Aaj Tak's journo's mysterious death re: Vyapam scam over. Media now running condolence msgs from the party behind the scam.

— Macaulayputri (@rupagulab) July 5, 2015