Two more persons, who were “working” for absconding former Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Chairman lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, were on Sunday arrested in connection with State intermediate examination scandal while the ex-BSEB chief's wife has been made a ‘non-FIR' accused.
The arrested persons are — Ajit Shaktiman, an ad hoc lecturer with Patna College and Sandeep Kumar Jha, a teacher with Sanskrit Shiksha Board on a deputation from Sanskrit College, Bhagalpur, Senior Superintendent of Police, Manu Maharaj told reporters here.
With today's arrest, the total number of persons held have gone upto eight including the alleged kingpin of the toppers' scandal, Bachha Rai, who was on Saturday arrested after he surrendered at Bhagwanpur police station in Vaishali district.