The lid blew off a 21-year-old matriculation scam rocking Bihar’s bureaucracy, resulting in the immediate dismissal of Supaul Sadar’s Circle Officer Prince Raj. Approved in Friday’s cabinet session led by Nitish Kumar, the Revenue and Land Reforms Department wasted no time in formalizing the ouster. This case exemplifies the state’s iron-fisted approach to rooting out document forgeries in government hiring.
A Madhubani native, Prince Raj rode into service on the back of BPSC’s 60-62nd competitive exams. But scrutiny unveiled a cunning ploy: he aced matric in 2004 as Dharmendra Kumar at Khirhar High School, then replicated the feat in 2006 as Prince Raj from STSWY High School Manmohan—falsifying credentials to meet job criteria.
SVU’s meticulous 2025 investigation pieced together the dual-exam puzzle, prompting BSEB to nullify the 2006 document on August 1. Armed with this, the department looped in BPSC for clearance before slamming the door on Raj’s tenure.
Steering the charge, Deputy CM and Revenue Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha vowed a comprehensive purge. ‘No mercy for those sneaking in via deceit; our probes are in overdrive,’ he stated. The policy pivot rewards diligence with advancement while purging malefactors, reshaping Bihar’s administrative landscape.
Prince Raj’s downfall reverberates through corridors of power, exposing how deep-rooted frauds evaded detection for decades. As Bihar ramps up verifications, this dismissal heralds an era of transparency, deterring aspirants from tampering with truth for career gains.