Bihar toppers scam: Arrest warrant out against former board chief

The Patna civil court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against former Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who has been absconding after his name figured in Class 12 examination scam, police said.

Meanwhile, the police has arrested three people including Singh’s private secretary in this connection.

Singh had resigned from the post last week after his name cropped up in the scam.

Earlier this week, the Special Investigation Team of the Bihar police, probing the scam, had sought an arrest warrant against Singh.

Till date, eight people have been arrested in the case.

“As the court has issued an arrest warrant, the SIT will visit Delhi where Singh is hiding after evading arrest in Bihar”, the police said.

Singh’s wife Usha Sinha, a former Janata Dal-United MLA, is also absconding after her name figured in the toppers scam.

Last week, Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai, the mastermind of the Class 12 merit list scam in Bihar, was arrested on Saturday after he surrendered before the police.

Both Singh and Rai are wanted by the SIT as their names had emerged in the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in the results of the toppers in the Class 12 arts and science examinations this year.