Forensic probe confirms Bihar Class 12 topper never wrote her exams

October 09, 2016 19:54

Ruby Rai, the Bihar School Examination Board Class XII (arts) topper of 2016 did not write the answer sheets on her own. Instead, the answer sheets were written by experts, according to forensic reports.

According to the report of the forensic science laboratory, the handwriting on the answer sheets of Rai were not hers, but of the experts who wrote for her, said Patna senior superintendent of police Manu Maharaj said.

Rai, the arts topper had failed to answer rudimentary questions during a media interaction soon after the results were announced last May. She had said prodigal (political) science was all about cooking. The video clip went viral, causing widespread condemnation of the education system in Bihar.

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