Vigilance court orders to lodge FIR against ex-PU VC

A Vigilance court here today ordered filing of FIR against former Patna University Vice-Chancellor and two other senior officers of the university over a complaint of financial irregularity.

Vigilance Court judge Bijendra Kumar Rai ordered Vigilance department to lodge FIR against ex-Patna University Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, present Registrar Vibhash Kumar Yadav and university Finance officer Awdesh Singh and investigate the complaint of financial irregularities.

Ashok Kumar, a member of civil society, had filed a complaint in Vigilance court alleging the three of financial irregularities.

Singh was removed from the post of vice-chancellor after Supreme Court had struck down the appointments of VC and pro-VC made by former Bihar governor Devanand Konwar.