The Madhya Pradesh government has claimed in the Delhi High Court that the whistleblower of the Vyapam scam, now under police protection, is "playing into the hands of people with political affiliation".
Justice Siddharth Mridul was also informed by Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police that there is "no threat to life of the petitioner (whistleblower)" nor do they have "objection to Delhi Police providing security to him".
The Madhya Pradesh government and state police have submitted that the petitioner by "playing into the hands of persons with political affiliation is attempting to protect himself from conviction in criminal cases registered against him through this petition which has been styled as writ petition seeking enforcement of right of petitioner guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India".
"There is no threat to life of the petitioner. He at no stage ever made any complaint in this regard... It is submitted that the respondents (Madhya Pradesh govt and the state police) have no objection to Delhi police providing security to the petitioner," a joint affidavit filed by Madhya Pradesh government and state police has said.
The affidavit was filed after the high court on February 20 issued notices to Delhi Police, Madhya Pradesh government, state police and the Special Task Force (STF) probing the case seeking their replies on the plea filed by the whistleblower.
The court had also directed Delhi Police to give adequate security to the petitioner-whistleblower, a computer expert (digital forensic engineer) by profession, who has alleged that while working for STF during the probe into the Vyapam scam, he became privy to certain information, which according to him, is damaging to highly-placed individuals within the government and administration in Madhya Pradesh.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, had said that he was even arrested in a "false" case lodged by Madhya Pradesh Police and later granted bail in August 2014.
