Patna: Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, the chairman of Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), resigned from his post on Wednesday, whereas the VR College Principal and Class 12 toppers are on the run after FIR filed against them in the wake of a controversy related to alleged irregularities in the results of the toppers in the Science and Arts examinations.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) had interrogated the BSEB chairman on Tuesday and seized some computers and hard disks.
“Experts will examine the computers and the hard disks to collect more information on the results of Class 12 Science and Arts examinations,” a senior SIT official said.
The preliminary investigation by the SIT so far has suggested irregularities in the results of the toppers in the Science and Arts examinations.
“Their original answer sheets have been changed with separate pages containing answers which were pasted later,” the official said.
Bihar Plus 2 Science topper Saurabh Shrestha, Arts topper Ruby Rai, and Vishun Roy College director-cum principal Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai – who is considered close to RJD boss Lalu Prasad, are still on the run after an FIR was registered against them on Monday on a complaint filed by the BSEB for alleged irregularities in the exams.
The case against the students was registered on Tuesday after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ordered that an FIR be lodged and the matter be investigated.
The four students against whom the case has been registered are Sourabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar, Ruby Rai and Shalini. Police today arrived at Arts topper Ruby Rai’s residence and questioned her family.
They have been booked under relevant sections of IPC including section 420 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
Confirming the development, Kotwali police station in-charge Ramsh Prasad Singh said, “Education department official Rajeev Ranjan Prasad Singh has lodged a case in this connection.”
The case has been filed against Science toppers Saurabh Sreshtha, third topper Rahul Kumar and Arts topper Rubi Rai. All three are students of VR College.
The case has been registered under sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. A SIT team also visited Vaishali district to interrogate the student who topped in Science examination.
The state government had on Monday dissolved a committee constituted by BSEB to probe into alleged irregularities.
The BSEB on Saturday had cancelled the results of the first and third toppers in the Science stream as both failed in their re-test, but decided to give another chance to the Arts topper to appear for a re-test on June 11.
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