BHAGALPUR: The row over Jitender Singh Tomar ’s legal degree has taken a newturn with Bishwanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies (BSILS) in Bihar’s Munger town clarifying that Tomar was enrolled as a student in the institute from 1994 to 1998.

BSILS is an affiliated unit of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU) headquartered in Bhagalpur. The institute’s clarification, however, contradicts TMBU ’s official declaration that the degree of Tomar did not prima facie appear to be genuine.

The TMBU administration has submitted before Delhi HC that the serial number 3687 on the law degree certificate in fact is of BA (political science) degree of Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, a student of RS College, Tarapur. Tomar’s certificate mentions July 29, 1999 as the date of its issuance.

BSILS principal R K Mishra on Thursday said the tabulation register at his college shows Tomar as a student.