Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Jharkhand CID Arrests Four JSSC-CGL Candidates Over Irregularities
Jharkhand Police are investigating claims that a recruitment exam had irregularities.
The investigation involves the JSSC-CGL examination conducted in 2024.
Four candidates who passed the exam were arrested on Friday.
They are from Dhanbad and Bokaro.
Police had already arrested other people connected to the case.
The alleged key accused is Abhay Tiwari.
The government had cancelled some exams after job seekers protested.
The High Court paused some cancellations after successful candidates said they could lose their jobs.
Jharkhand CID arrested four successful JSSC-CGL candidates on Friday over alleged examination irregularities.
The arrested candidates are Deepak Kumar, Vijay Kumar Tiwari, Anand Kumar Singh and Umesh Kumar Rai.
The arrests followed the detention of two other accused and key accused Abhay Tiwari, his wife and brother.
The Jharkhand government had announced cancellation of several recruitment tests, including JSSC-CGL-2023.
The Jharkhand High Court stayed the cancellation of certain examinations after successful candidates challenged the decision.
- Who
- The Jharkhand CID arrested successful candidates Deepak Kumar, Vijay Kumar Tiwari, Anand Kumar Singh and Umesh Kumar Rai; other accused include Abhay Tiwari, Sushama Kumari and Akshay Tiwari.
- What
- A Special Investigation Team is probing alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023, also called JSSC-CGL.
- When
- The four candidates were arrested on Friday; the examination was conducted on September 21 and 22, 2024.
- Where
- The case is being investigated in Jharkhand; the arrested candidates include residents of Dhanbad and a person staying in Bokaro.
- Why
- The arrests were made as part of the probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment examination.
Government and protesting aspirants
Successful candidates
Whether the examination should be cancelled
Government and protesting aspirants
The Jharkhand government announced cancellation of several recruitment tests, including JSSC-CGL-2023, after job aspirants protested alleged irregularities.
Successful candidates
Successful candidates challenged the cancellation in the Jharkhand High Court, saying they feared losing their jobs; the court stayed the cancellation of certain examinations.
- Investigating agency
- Jharkhand Police's Criminal Investigation Department, through a Special Investigation Team
- Examination
- Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023 (JSSC-CGL)
- Four arrested candidates
- Deepak Kumar, Vijay Kumar Tiwari, Anand Kumar Singh and Umesh Kumar Rai
- Earlier arrests
- Abhay Tiwari, Sushama Kumari, Akshay Tiwari and two other accused were previously arrested
- Government action
- Several recruitment tests, including JSSC-CGL-2023, were announced for cancellation
- Court action
- The Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of certain examinations
- Exam dates
- September 21 and 22, 2024