Governor initiates probe against Tilka Manjhi vice-chancellor

Patna, May 11 (PTI) Bihar Governor Devanand Kunwar, in his capacity as the chancellor of state universities, today directed retired IAS officer B B Lal to probe a slew of charges against the Bhagalpur-based Tilka Manjhi University’s Vice-Chancellor K N Dube.

A notification was issued by the Governor’s principal secretary Afzal Amanullah on the order of the Governor by exercising his powers under the Bihar State Universities Act, 1976, Kunwar’s Public Relation Officer (PRO) Lilakant Jha said.

He said Lal has been asked to complete the probe against the vice-chancellor within a month and submit a report to the Governor in the stipulated time.

Dube has been accused by the teachers and other non-teaching staff of misbehaviour, administrative mismanagement and demanding illegal gratification for favour, Jha said adding the accusations against the former were found true during a preliminary probe.