Patna: In a development, former BSEB (Bihar School Examination Board) chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh has on Wednesday conceded to taking bribe from a cheating racket leader in order to help unworthy students excel in exams.
Besides, Singh had also taken Rs 4 lakh bribe to grant affiliation to varied intermediate colleges. Both Singh and his wife Usha Sinha, ex-MLA and former professor, have been sent to three-day judicial custody. According to reports, Singh had granted affiliation to 100 colleges. The duo was nabbed in Varanasi for their alleged involvement in the cheating racket headed by jailed college principal Bachcha Roy.
The scam propelled by Roy came to light on May 30, when two students were found clueless about subjects they have excelled in.
According to police, Singh allegedly involved his son-in-law Vivek Kumar, son of former Magadh University chancellor, in printing confidential matter of BSEB. Though a raid was conducted in Arun Kumar’s house, the police didn’t get hold of Kumar.
Usha Sinha is yet to be interrogated in the matter, however, she has been dropped from JD(U) and shown a pink slip by the college she was associated with earlier.
