Srivastava, however, denied having issued any such driving licence.

'It is a fake licence with my fake signature and official seal. In the past also several fake driving licences have been reported to defame me,' Srivastava said.

This is not the first time a fake driving licence in tha name of a well-known person is being issued in Bihar. In the early 1990s, a fake licence was issued in the name of then Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief V. Prabhakaran.

A motorcycle licence had been issued in Prabhakaran's name by Dhanbad district transport officer Ramji Prasad Aug 21, 1993.

After that issue hit the headlines, the State Legislative Council set up a committee to inquire into it and the case was later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).