Mahesh Mandal, who diedon Sunday night. "Mahesh Mandal was arrested on August 14. "The scam accused was first treated at the jail hospital and then treated at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital in Bhagalpur thrice, where he finally died," Thakur added. Investigators probing the scam had hoped Mahesh would have made further disclosures that would have helped tie up several loose ends. "He (Mahesh) was killed by people in the government to bury the truth behind the scam," Tejashwi said.

Source: The Telegraph August 21, 2017 21:22 UTC