Bihar: Hajipur district topper, Rubby Rai who scored 444 out of 500 in class 12 exam in Arts department this year was accused of cheating has been arrested after the Special Task Force investigated the case.
The malpractice came into light when Ms Rai failed to answer certain basic questions in a TV interview and said political science, a subject she virtually aced, teaches cooking. The inquiry prompted by the interview then revealed a much larger cheating racket.
Today, Ms Rai appeared before the expert committee constituted by the Bihar School Examination Board to answer questions. According to officials, she could not answer even a single question correctly today. The panel cancelled her result after the review. 17-year-old was arrested as she emerged from the re-test. A Patna court issued a non-bailable warrant against the four toppers Mr Srestha, Saurbabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar and Vishun Roy of the intermediate examination, including her.
Meanwhile, during questioning the private assistant of former Bihar School Examination Board or BSEB chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad revealed that Rs. 15 lakh was charged for declaring toppers through dubious means, a senior police officer Manu Maharaj said.
