Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Jharkhand CID Arrests Suspect in JSSC-CGL Irregularities Case
The JSSC-CGL is a government recruitment examination in Jharkhand.
Officials are investigating claims that some candidates received unfair help.
Manu Kumar Singh was arrested in connection with the case.
Investigators allege that he helped several candidates, some of whom later passed the examination.
Kundan Kumar and Samir Kumar are also in custody and were taken on remand.
The CID said 16 people had been arrested in the investigation.
Job aspirants had protested and demanded that the examinations be cancelled.
The government cancelled several exams, but the Jharkhand High Court later paused that decision after successful candidates filed a petition.
Manu Kumar Singh, a resident of Saran, Bihar, was arrested in the alleged JSSC-CGL examination irregularities case.
The CID said Singh allegedly helped several candidates gain unfair advantages, with some later clearing the examination.
Kundan Kumar and Samir Kumar, already in judicial custody, were taken on remand by the CID.
The agency said it had arrested 16 people in connection with alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL examination.
The Jharkhand High Court stayed the state government’s cancellation of JSSC-CGL-2023 after successful candidates challenged the decision.
- Who
- The Jharkhand CID, Manu Kumar Singh, Kundan Kumar, Samir Kumar, and other accused linked to the examination case.
- What
- The CID arrested Singh and continued investigating alleged unfair assistance and other irregularities in the JSSC-CGL examination.
- When
- Singh’s arrest was reported on September 25; related arrests and custody actions were reported on August 31 and September 15.
- Where
- The case concerns Jharkhand; Singh is from Saran, Bihar, while other arrests mentioned in the reports occurred in Ranchi and West Burdwan, West Bengal.
- Why
- Officials allege that accused people collected money, promised examination assistance, or directly facilitated unfair advantages for candidates.
Cancellation and Investigation
Exam Validity and Candidate Challenge
Whether the examination should be cancelled
Cancellation and Investigation
Job aspirants protested for cancellation of JPSC and JSSC examinations and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe; the state government later cancelled several recruitment examinations, including JSSC-CGL-2023.
Exam Validity and Candidate Challenge
Candidates who had cleared the examination filed a petition opposing the cancellation, and the Jharkhand High Court stayed the government’s decision.
Interpretation of the examination results
Cancellation and Investigation
Investigators allege that some candidates received unfair assistance and that several subsequently cleared the examination.
Exam Validity and Candidate Challenge
The reports state that successful candidates challenged the cancellation, but do not provide their detailed arguments beyond seeking to preserve the examination result.
- Examination
- Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level examination, including the 2023 examination
- Latest reported arrest
- Manu Kumar Singh of Devaria in Saran district, Bihar
- Remanded accused
- Kundan Kumar and Samir Kumar
- Arrests to date
- The Jharkhand CID said 16 people had been apprehended
- Earlier accused
- Sanjeet Kumar was accused of collecting money through Shivangan Coaching Centre; Dilip Kumar Paswan was accused of providing undue assistance
- Investigation agency
- Crime Investigation Department of Jharkhand Police
- Case number
- CID Police Station Case No. 01/2025
