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Former JPSC chairman L Khiangte arrested by Jharkhand CID
Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, taking the total arrests in the case to 20. Khiangte, a former chief secretary,…
The Story in Brief
Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, taking the total arrests in the case to 20. Khiangte, a former chief secretary, resigned on July 22. He had been questioned four times since July 28. The ED has also launched a money laundering probe into the JSSC-CGL exam. The arrest came as thousands of job aspirants clashed with police near the state assembly, demanding a CBI probe and cancellation of several exams. Three JPSC members resigned on Sunday after being summoned for questioning.
The Indian Opinion
The government says it has accepted 98% of the students' demands, but the protesters say only three of 13 exams were cancelled. That mismatch fuels the suspicion that the state is trying to contain the political damage rather than fix the system. The CID has arrested the former commission chief, and the ED is now probing money laundering. The real test will be whether the government agrees to a CBI or retired judges' inquiry, as the students demand. Will the Soren government concede that, or will the protests keep growing?
Sources (13): ndtvprofit.com, indiatvnews.com, freepressjournal.in, newindianexpress.com, siasat.com, nationalheraldindia.com, deccanchronicle.com, deccanchronicle.com (2), timesnownews.com, ndtv.com, indiatoday.in, businesstoday.in, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 13 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 13 sources.
