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| Chandra Mohan Jha |
Chandra Mohan Jha, an Independent candidate from Bihar’s
Jhanjarpur parliamentary constituency, wanted by Meghalaya police in connection
with fraud and selling fake degree certificates was arrested Tuesday by
Meghalaya’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from Bihar.
“Our CID (Criminal Investigation Department) team along
with Bihar police arrested Jha from Madhubani area in Bihar during his
electioneering campaign,” Meghalaya DGP Peter Hanaman said.
“He (Jha) is presently in the custody of Bihar police. We
will seek from the court there (Bihar) for his transit remand to Meghalaya for
further investigation into criminal charges filed against him,” Hanaman said,
refusing to divulge further details.
CMJ University, the first private varsity in this mountainous
state capital of Meghalaya, has created a record of sorts by awarding Ph.D.
degrees to 434 candidates in the 2012-13 academic year, and enrolled 490
students for the Ph.D. programme during 2012-2013, even as only 10 of its
faculty members have doctorates.
Each student desiring to pursue a Ph.D. programme from
the university would have to pay Rs. 1.27 lakh.
Jha, the vice-chancellor of controversial CMJ University
is accused of fraud, forgery and selling fake degree certificates to students
hailing from different parts of the country. He has been evading police arrest
after Supreme Court cancelled his anticipatory bail March 7, 2014.
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