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Jharkhand CID arrests four more JSSC-CGL qualifiers in exam scam
The Jharkhand Police's Criminal Investigation Department on Friday arrested four successful candidates of the JSSC-CGL examination held in 2024 as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment test. The…
The Jharkhand Police's Criminal Investigation Department on Friday arrested four successful candidates of the JSSC-CGL examination held in 2024 as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment test. The four identified are Deepak Kumar, Vijay Kumar Tiwari and Anand Kumar Singh, all from Dhanbad, and Umesh Kumar Rai, currently in Bokaro.
The arrests come after the CID had earlier arrested the key accused, block supply officer Abhay Tiwari, on July 22, along with his wife and brother. The state government had cancelled several recruitment tests, including the JSSC-CGL-2023, after protests by job aspirants. However, the Jharkhand High Court later stayed that cancellation order following a plea by successful candidates.
The CID's probe into the alleged irregularities in the Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023 has widened with the latest arrests. The matter remains tied to the government's cancellation decision and the High Court's interim stay.
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The arrests shift the probe from paper leak middlemen to successful candidates themselves, signalling the CID may be building a conspiracy case that includes beneficiaries. The Jharkhand government cancelled the JSSC-CGL-2023 in October 2024 citing irregularities, but the High Court stayed that order in November, protecting the jobs of over 3,000 selected candidates. The stay means the state cannot cancel results without court approval, while the CID continues its criminal investigation independently. The next hearing on the cancellation challenge is pending before the Jharkhand High Court, and the CID's charge sheet, due within 90 days of the first arrest in July, will determine whether the government's cancellation case or the candidates' job claims hold legal ground.
Source: indiatoday.in
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