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ED probes Jharkhand exam scam; all three JPSC members quit
The Enforcement Directorate has filed an ECIR and initiated a money-laundering probe into alleged irregularities in multiple Jharkhand recruitment exams, including the JSSC-CGL and JPSC 14th preliminary exam. The agency acted on…
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The Enforcement Directorate has filed an ECIR and initiated a money-laundering probe into alleged irregularities in multiple Jharkhand recruitment exams, including the JSSC-CGL and JPSC 14th preliminary exam. The agency acted on a CID FIR and other complaints under PMLA, focusing on whether question paper leaks generated proceeds of crime. All three JPSC members, Ajeeta Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda and Jamal Ahmad, resigned on Sunday after the CID summoned them for questioning.
Student protests demanding a CBI probe entered their 17th day on Monday. The Hemant Soren government agreed to cancel three exams and ordered CID and ED inquiries, but protesters rejected the government's claim of meeting 98% of demands. They plan to march to the assembly, insisting on a CBI investigation into the JSSC-CGL exam, which the government says was conducted under Supreme Court monitoring.
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The state government's claim of meeting 98% of demands sits oddly with protesters who say only three of 13 exams were cancelled. Calling the ED while refusing a CBI probe suggests a preference for controlled accountability. The resignations of JPSC members, including a JMM leader's wife, show the political tentacles of this racket. A real test will be whether the ED's money trail leads beyond lower-level fixers to those who appointed them.
Sources (5): indiatvnews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, livemint.com, nationalheraldindia.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
