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Leaked confessions detail JPSC exam rigging; Khyangte seeks bail
Leaked confessional statements to the Jharkhand CID allege that arrested former JPSC chairman L. Khyangte, an IAS officer and ex-chief secretary, took a Rs 2-crore bribe plus 20 per cent of the…
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Leaked confessional statements to the Jharkhand CID allege that arrested former JPSC chairman L. Khyangte, an IAS officer and ex-chief secretary, took a Rs 2-crore bribe plus 20 per cent of the exam contract value from TDPL, a Lucknow-based firm. The CID has arrested about 20 people, including TDPL directors and a block supply officer named Abhay Tiwari, who allegedly acted as a middleman. Tiwari’s statement claims candidates paid up to Rs 70 lakh to clear the preliminary test, mains, and interview for posts such as assistant range officer.
More than 300 of 2,204 candidates who cleared the April preliminary test have submitted their OMR sheets to the CID. Some sheets were recovered from TDPL’s Ranchi office. The CID has also questioned Ajeeta Bhattacharya, a former JPSC member and wife of a JMM spokesperson. National Herald India reports that the state government has not contradicted any of the media-published details, deepening suspicions of a larger scandal. Khyangte has applied for bail before the special CID court.
The Indian Opinion
The silence of the Jharkhand government and CID on these leaked confessions is fuelling suspicion of a cover-up that goes beyond a few arrested officers. Some will rush to call this a political witch-hunt, but the detailed money trail and graded payment scheme suggest organised corruption, not vendetta. The real test will be whether the CID names any politician and whether the court allows Khyangte's bail application, or insists on a full CBI probe.
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
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