Guwahati, March 3 -- The Gauhati High Court on Monday granted bail to Mahbubul Hoque, Chancellor of the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), in connection with the CBSE exam irregularities case registered in Sribhumi's Patharkandi.

Authorities arrested Hoque on charges of examination fraud under case number 54/2025 and brought him back to Sribhumi (formerly Karimganj) on Friday evening as the Gauhati High Court considered his bail petition.

The court delivered its verdict on the first petition on March 3, and the defense filed the second bail plea on Monday.

Sribhumi Police arrested Hoque on February 21 and later transferred him to Dispur Police Station for further investigation.

On February 24, he appeared before th...