Patna: Bihar police today issued a lookout notice against former Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, who has been untraceable and on the run after him name was figured in connection the with Class 12 toppers' scam.
A local here earlier in the day had issued an arrest warrant against Prasad.
Prasad, who is a key accused in the case, has gone underground after resigning from the board last week.
Earlier, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the scam sought an arrest warrant against Singh.
Singh’s wife Usha Sinha, former Janata Dal(United) legislator, is also missing and on the run since her name too figured in the Class 12 toppers scam.
Amit Kumar alias Bachcha Rai, the mastermind behind the Class 12 Board merit list scam in Bihar, was arrested on Saturday after he surrendered before the police.
Both Singh and Rai are wanted by the SIT in the ongoing investigation into the alleged irregularities in the results of the toppers in the Class 12 Arts and Science examinations this year.
