Bihar's Former Class XII Toppers Might Go To Jail After They Flunked Their Re-Examinations!
Meta/summary: Sourabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar, Ruby Rai and Shalini - four of the Bihar Board examination class XII toppers, as well as the director of their school now have an FIR lodged against them.
Sourabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar, Ruby Rai and Shalini - four of the Bihar Board examination class XII toppers, as well as the director of their school now have an FIR lodged against them.
"The guilty won't be spared"
After media furor over them being unable to answer the simplest of questions related to their respective streams, they received a re-examination - which 4 of them either failed, or refused to take.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the guilty won't be spared, adding the investigation into this matter will done with a criminal angle. "I am going to seek more information on this and take action. "" "The education department is looking into the matter and the state government will also intervene. Nobody will be spared. It is good that this issue came to light, as I am sure now that it won't happen again after tough action," the Chief Minister said.
"The probe can also take a criminal turn. Anyways, a probe is underway and I am confident that the education department will come through in its investigation," he added. On Saturday, the BSEB had cancelled the results of two toppers, including Sourabh Shrestha, of the Intermediate (Science) examinations after they failed to prove their merits in a re-test.
One of them threatened to commit suicide
Science stream topper had Saurabh Shrestha said he'll commit suicide - for being cross-examined. This comes after the state education board ordered that the toppers' results be evaluated, after videos showing how clueless Saurabh, and 'Prodigal Science' topper Ruby Ray were. Ruby Ray, another class XII student had in a video called political science 'prodigal science', and said the subject was about cookery. And the Bihar 'Prodigal Scientist' skipped the test, claiming she was depressed!
Bihar Board's Class XII arts topper Ruby Ray skipped the re-evaluation interview planned - her father said she was depressed. Ray had scored a 91 out of 100 in political science, and a 444/500 overall score - she didn't even know the maximum marks. "It is 600," she said after a family member prodded her while talking to a TV channel on Monday.
According to Board sources, both Ruby and Saurav were from Vishun Ray College in Vaishali. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has initiated the process of cancellation of its affiliation to Vishun Roy (VR) College at Bhagwanpur in Vaishali district.
Meet Bihar topper in 'Political Science' who thinks that the subject is about 'cooking' #ITVideo
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