Bihar toppers scam: V.R. College's principal surrenders

Amid mounting pressure with regard to alleged irregularities in the 10+2 examinations, principal of Vishun Roy College Bachcha Rai surrendered to the police here on Saturday.

A FIR was registered against four students and the director of the college in connection with Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) results issue.

The four students against whom the case has been registered are Sourabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar, Ruby Rai and Shalini.

Following the furore over the Bihar Board examination toppers being unable to answer basic questions related to their stream eventually leading to a re-examination, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar last week said the guilty won't be spared, adding the investigation into this matter will be done with a criminal angle.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Bihar Police earlier on Thursday arrested five persons in connection with the state board exams scam.

The Bihar School Examination Board ( BSEB) earlier on June 4 cancelled the results of two toppers, including Sourabh Shrestha, of the Intermediate (Science) examinations after they failed to prove their merits in a re-test.

The board had on June 3 asked Sourabh and his college mate Rahul Kumar, who were among the 13 toppers from the arts and science streams in the Class XII examinations, to reappear in a re-test following a controversy over their merits.

Saurabh Shrestha from the Science stream, who had secured 485 out of 500, was caught on camera failing to answer basic questions.

Ruby Rai, the arts topper, from the same college failed to take the re-test on Friday citing health reasons.

Rai had secured 444 marks out of 500 in the Arts stream. However, on camera she did not even appear to know the number of subjects in her course.