Administrator
16 September 2026
The CID also arrested a coaching centre operator in Ranchi in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission. (File photo: PTI)
Fresh arrests in the JSSC-CGL and JPSC cases have widened the investigation into alleged recruitment irregularities, taking the number of apprehensions in the JSSC-CGL case to 13 and keeping scrutiny on the wider network behind the alleged malpractice.
New Arrest in JSSC-CGL Case
The Jharkhand CID has arrested Dilip Kumar Paswan, 41, from Bihar’s Jamui district, in connection with alleged irregularities in the JSSC Combined Graduate Level examination-2023. According to officials, Paswan allegedly provided unfair advantages to several candidates appearing for the examination. His arrest takes the total number of people apprehended in the JSSC-CGL case to 13.
The examination, formally the Jharkhand Graduate-Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023, was conducted in September 2024. The CID’s Special Investigation Team has been examining alleged irregularities surrounding its conduct.
JPSC Probe Broadens in Parallel
In a separate investigation into alleged irregularities in JPSC recruitment examinations, the CID arrested Sanjit Kumar, a Ranchi-based coaching-centre operator from the Ratu Road area.
Officials said Kumar ran Shivangan Coaching and was allegedly operating as an agent. He has been remanded to judicial custody. More than 20 people have now been arrested in the wider JPSC case, including former JPSC chairman L. Khiangte, arrested in August.
A Recruitment Dispute Still Before the Court
The arrests follow job aspirants’ protests demanding cancellation of JPSC and JSSC examinations and a CBI probe. The State subsequently announced cancellation of several recruitment examinations, including JSSC-CGL-2023, but the Jharkhand High Court later stayed that decision after successful candidates challenged it.
The Investigation Must Now Establish the Full Chain
The expanding arrests underline that the central question is no longer simply whether individual malpractice occurred, but how far the alleged network extended and how recruitment safeguards were breached. The credibility of the process will ultimately depend on evidence, due process and accountability—alongside a clear resolution of the fate of affected examinations and candidates.
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