New Delhi, July 5 -- India's top investigation agency, the CBI, has uncovered one of the country's biggest education scams involving medical colleges.

Thirty-four powerful people are accused, including a famous spiritual leader (godman) named Ravi Shankar Maharaj, former education chief DP Singh, and several government health officials. These people are suspected of taking huge bribes to help private medical colleges get approvals illegally.

The scam worked across many states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh. It started when the CBI arrested three doctors for taking Rs.55 lakh (about $65,000) to give a good inspection report to a college run by the godman's trust.

According to reports, the heart of the scam was ins...