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Jharkhand exam scam: kingpin confesses CDPO seats were sold for Rs 10 lakh each
Jharkhand exam scam: kingpin confesses CDPO seats were sold for Rs 10 lakh each
The CID-SIT probing Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities has questioned over 100 candidates and issued notices to 20 more based on information from prime accused Abhay Tiwari, a former marketing manager at outsourcing…
The CID-SIT probing Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities has questioned over 100 candidates and issued notices to 20 more based on information from prime accused Abhay Tiwari, a former marketing manager at outsourcing firm TDPL. Tiwari told investigators that almost all general category seats in the 2026 CDPO examination were rigged for out-of-state candidates who paid at least Rs 10 lakh each. He alleged rates of Rs 5 lakh to clear the preliminary civil services exam and Rs 40-60 lakh for final selection, with specific payments named for forest officer and assistant conservator posts.
Tiwari's statement claims former JPSC chairman L Khiangte received Rs 2 crore for the TDPL contract, and that interview boards were set to favour specific candidates for payments of Rs 10-15 lakh. The CID is verifying these claims against digital evidence, bank records, and OMR sheets sent to the forensic lab. All reported figures remain under investigation and have not been independently established. The Opposition continues to demand the case be transferred to the CBI.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Assam Tribune gives the most detailed version of Tiwari's confession, naming specific candidates, rates, and intermediaries the others omit, including the claim that almost all general-category CDPO seats were rigged for out-of-state candidates. Gulf News reports the same facts in compressed wire-copy form. National Herald also carries the rate card but leads with the CID questioning over 100 candidates rather than with Tiwari's statements, and mentions the allegation against the former JPSC chairman only later. The Hindu leads with a different state's CID search (Karnataka) and does not cover the Tiwari confession at all, causing the story to read as two separate investigations. None of the sources independently verify Tiwari's claims. The next test is whether the CID can corroborate his detailed account of the interview-fixing mechanism using the digital and financial evidence it is now collecting.
Coverage: 4 sources, 2 neutral, 2 sensationalist
Sources (4): nationalheraldindia.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (sensationalist), gulfnews.com (neutral report), assamtribune.com (sensationalist)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
