'Ex-Bihar Board chief took ₹20L for each topper'
Ex-Bihar School Examination Board Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh has confessed to taking ₹20 lakh to help each 'unworthy' student become a topper, Bihar police said on Wednesday. Singh also took ₹4 lakh each for granting affiliation to 'shady' intermediate colleges, police added. Singh and his wife, an ex-MLA, were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the toppers' scam.