Shillong: Chandra Mohan Jha, an independent candidate contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Jhanjarpur constituency and wanted by Meghalaya Police for fraud and selling fake certificates, was Tuesday arrested in Bihar, officials said. "Our CID (Criminal Investigation Department) team along with Bihar Police arrested Jha from Madhubani during his campaign," Meghalaya Director General of Police Peter Hanaman told IANS. "He (Jha) is currently in custody of Bihar Police. We will seek from the court there (Bihar) his transit remand to Meghalaya for further investigation into criminal charges filed against him," Hanaman said.
CMJ University, the first private university in Shillong, created a record of sorts by awarding PhD degrees to 434 candidates in the 2012-13 academic year, and enrolled 490 students for the PhD programme for 2012-2013, even as only 10 of its faculty members have doctorates. Each student desiring to pursue a PhD programme was asked to pay Rs.1.27 lakh. Jha, vice chancellor of the university, is accused of fraud, forgery and selling fake degree certificates to students from various parts of the country. He was evading arrest after the Supreme Court cancelled his anticipatory bail March 7.
