Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Jharkhand CID Arrests Ninth Suspect in JSSC-CGL Irregularities Case
The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission held a recruitment examination in 2024.
Some job aspirants said the examination had irregularities.
Jharkhand Police’s Criminal Investigation Department is investigating these claims.
The CID arrested Sameer Kumar and says nine people have now been arrested.
Four of those arrested were successful candidates.
The agency also arrested Abhay Tiwari, his wife Sushama Kumari and his brother Akshay Tiwari.
The government announced that several recruitment tests would be cancelled.
Successful candidates opposed the cancellations because they feared losing their jobs.
The Jharkhand High Court stayed the cancellation of some exams while the investigation continues.
Jharkhand CID arrested Sameer Kumar of Bengabad in Giridih district in the JSSC-CGL case.
The agency says nine people have been arrested over alleged irregularities in the examination.
Four successful candidates were arrested on Friday, while two other accused were arrested on Thursday.
Key accused Abhay Tiwari, his wife Sushama Kumari and brother Akshay Tiwari were arrested earlier.
The government announced cancellations, but the Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of some exams, including JSSC-CGL-2023.
- Who
- Jharkhand CID arrested Sameer Kumar and says it has arrested eight other people in the case, including successful candidates and Abhay Tiwari’s relatives.
- What
- The arrests concern alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023, conducted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission in 2024.
- When
- The latest arrest was reported on August 31; earlier arrests included one on July 22 and arrests on August 18, Thursday and Friday.
- Where
- The case concerns Jharkhand; Sameer Kumar is from Bengabad in Giridih district, and Abhay Tiwari was posted in Poriyahat, Godda district.
- Why
- The arrests are part of a Special Investigation Team probe into alleged irregularities in the examination.
Cancellation Supporters
Successful Candidates
Whether exams should be cancelled
Cancellation Supporters
Job aspirants protested over alleged irregularities, and the Jharkhand government announced the cancellation of several recruitment tests, including JSSC-CGL-2023.
Successful Candidates
Successful candidates challenged the cancellations because they feared losing their jobs; the Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of certain exams.
How the examination results should be treated
Cancellation Supporters
The alleged irregularities were serious enough to lead to a Special Investigation Team probe and multiple arrests.
Successful Candidates
Successful candidates sought to preserve the examination results while the legal challenge to the cancellation proceeded.
- Latest arrest
- Sameer Kumar, a resident of Bengabad in Giridih district
- Total arrests
- Nine, according to Jharkhand CID
- Examination
- Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023
- Exam dates
- September 21 and 22, 2024
- Investigating agency
- Jharkhand Police’s Criminal Investigation Department and its Special Investigation Team
- Earlier arrests
- Abhay Tiwari was arrested on July 22; his wife Sushama Kumari and brother Akshay Tiwari were arrested on August 18
- Court status
- The Jharkhand High Court stayed the government’s decision to cancel certain exams, including JSSC-CGL-2023
