Patna: The special investigation team(SIT) probing the Intermediate topper’s scam on Tuesday raided the premises of Ganga Devi Mahila College in the city and was in shock when one of the apprehended suspects revealed the price tag for higher secondary degree is Rs 5 lakhs without attending the exam or even enroll in a college.
According to a source, the man revealed that the scammers would charge Rs 5 lakh from each candidate for the Intermediate certification. A police team is now in Aurangabad district following his tip-off.
Even after the raid, the SIT team failed to nab Bihar School Examination Board chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh and his wife and former JD(U) MLA Usha Sinha, the co-accused who was GDMC principal.
SIT also found an application for scrutiny from Usha’s chamber at the GDMC. “Apart from the manipulation of evaluation and examination centres, those involved in the scam used to charge a huge sums of money for scrutiny of answer-sheets,” said an SIT officer.
