Bihar govt to challenge bail granted to merit scandal case accused
"They [the accused persons] have committed a heinous crime. How can we let them go?” asked education minister Ashok Chaudhary on Thursday.
The minister said through their acts, the accused persons have not only played with the career of the genuine, meritorious students but also earned a bad name for the state.
So far, 20 out of 32 accused have walked out of jail after getting bail from the court.
Those who got bail from the court include Usha Sinha, wife of former Bihar School Examination Board chief Lalkeshwar Prasad and kin of scam kingpin Amit Kumar alias Baccha Rai, principal of the college in question.
The police had arrested 32 accused persons in connection with the merit scandal and later sent them to jail.
It has been alleged that owing to laxity on the part of the police, as many as 20 accused managed to get bail one by one.
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