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Raj Bhavan constitutes three member team to enquire financial irregularities of ₹75 crore at Maharana Pratap College
The Hindu
Bihar Raj Bhavan forms committee to investigate ₹75 crore financial irregularities at Maharana Pratap College in Kaimur district.
Bihar Raj Bhavan has formed a three member committee to investigate financial irregularities of ₹75 crore at Maharana Pratap College, Mohania in Kaimur district of Bihar.
The probe team includes two Vice Chancellors of universities and a financial advisor of a university. The committee has been formed in compliance with the Patna High Court order.
The Chancellor’s committee includes Duniya Ram Singh, Vice Chancellor of Agricultural University Sabour, Vimalendu Shekhar Jha, Vice Chancellor of BN Mandal University Madhepura and Indra Kumar, Financial Advisor of Lalit Narayan Mishra University Darbhanga.
On February 6, Indra Kumar, one of the members of the committees wrote a letter to the Principal of the Maharana Pratap College stating that the Chancellor has constituted a three member committee and the team will visit the College on February 9 to enquire about the allegation made by the family of Ajay Pratap Singh.
The college spread over 15 acres on the land along the G.T. Road has been established by the people of Mohania by donating land worth crores, the value of assets is estimated to be around ₹200 crores today.
Earlier, Mr. Singh had approached the Vice Chancellor of Veer Kunwar Singh (VKS) University accusing the College of embezzlement of ₹75 crores in the last 15 years. However, after getting no response from the University, Mr. Singh moved to Patna High Court.
On September 12, 2024, the court of Anjani Kumar Sharan, found the matter serious and directed the Chancellor’s Office to form a committee to investigate the allegation.