A special investigation team probing the Bihar toppers scam on Wednesday requested banks to freeze the accounts of arrested accused including kingpin Bachcha Rai.
"The SIT has written a letter to regional managers of all banks requesting them to freeze the accounts of arrested accused including Bachcha Rai, former Chairman of Bihar School Examination Board Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, his wife and former Janata Dal-United legislator Usha Sinha, former board secretary Harharnath Jha, Visheshwar Prasad and others," a police official said.
Meanwhile, the SIT has requested a local court to issue advertisement against other three absconding toppers.
On Saturday, Ruby Rai, the 'Arts topper' of the Bihar Class 12 exams this year, was arrested after failing a re-test at the Board’s office. Later she was sent to judicial custody till July 8.
Ruby had told the police during preliminary interrogation that her dream was merely to clear the exam with a second division.
However, she told the police that it was ‘Bachcha Chacha’ and her father who ‘helped’ her to top the exam.
The reference seems to be to Bachcha Rai, former director and principal of V R College in Bihar’s Vaishali district who was arrested earlier this month and is currently lodged in jail in Patna in connection with the scam.
Ruby famously described political science as “prodigal science” and calling it the science of “cooking” before TV cameras. The board cancelled her test results after she failed in the re-test.
Wanted 2nd division but 'chacha' made me top: Bihar 'topper' tells cops
Bihar board 'topper' Ruby Rai arrested after appearing for re-test
Bihar 'topper' Ruby Rai sent to judicial custody