Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Jharkhand CID Arrests Two More in Exam Irregularities Probe
Jharkhand investigators are looking into claims that some people received unfair help in recruitment exams.
The CID arrested two more people in these cases.
Dilip Kumar Paswan is accused of helping candidates in the JSSC-CGL-2023 exam.
Sanjit Kumar, who ran a coaching centre in Ranchi, was arrested in a JPSC-related case.
The JSSC-CGL investigation has now led to 13 arrests.
More than 20 people have been arrested in the wider examination probe.
Job aspirants protested and asked for the exams to be cancelled and investigated by the CBI.
The government cancelled several exams, but the Jharkhand High Court later paused that decision after successful candidates challenged it.
The Jharkhand CID arrested Dilip Kumar Paswan over alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL-2023 examination.
Paswan allegedly provided unfair advantages to several candidates, bringing arrests in the JSSC-CGL case to 13.
The CID arrested Ranchi coaching-centre operator Sanjit Kumar in an alleged JPSC examination case.
More than 20 people, including former JPSC chairman L Khiangte, have been arrested in the wider probe.
The government cancelled several examinations after protests, but the Jharkhand High Court stayed the decision after successful candidates petitioned.
- Who
- The Jharkhand CID, job aspirants, successful candidates, and accused persons including Dilip Kumar Paswan, Sanjit Kumar, and former JPSC chairman L Khiangte.
- What
- The CID arrested two people while investigating alleged irregularities in JSSC-CGL-2023 and JPSC recruitment examinations.
- When
- The latest arrests were reported on Tuesday; protests began July 25, L Khiangte was arrested on August 10, and the government announced exam cancellations on August 18.
- Where
- The cases concern Jharkhand, including Ranchi, and involve Paswan, a resident of Bihar’s Jamui district.
- Why
- The arrests relate to allegations that candidates received unfair advantages in recruitment examinations.
Supporting Examination Cancellations
Challenging Examination Cancellations
Whether examinations should be cancelled
Supporting Examination Cancellations
Job aspirants demanded cancellation of examinations conducted by the JPSC and JSSC, citing alleged irregularities.
Challenging Examination Cancellations
Successful candidates petitioned the Jharkhand High Court against the government’s cancellation decision, leading the court to stay it.
How the allegations should be investigated
Supporting Examination Cancellations
Protesting aspirants demanded an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Challenging Examination Cancellations
The reported petition challenged the cancellation decision; the article does not identify an alternative investigation position from the successful candidates.
- Latest arrests
- Dilip Kumar Paswan and Sanjit Kumar
- JSSC-CGL arrests
- 13 people have been arrested in the alleged irregularities case
- Wider probe arrests
- More than 20 people, including former JPSC chairman L Khiangte
- Government action
- Several recruitment examinations, including JSSC-CGL-2023, were cancelled on August 18
- Court action
- The Jharkhand High Court stayed the cancellation after successful candidates filed a petition
- Protests
- Job aspirants demonstrated from July 25 and demanded a CBI probe
- JPSC accused
- Sanjit Kumar ran Ranchi-based Shivangan Coaching and allegedly operated as an agent
