Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Jharkhand Students Demand CBI Probe Over Exam Leak
In Jharkhand, students are upset because they think the civil service exam papers might have been leaked.
They have been sitting in a stadium in Ranchi for six days, asking the Central Bureau of Investigation to look into it.
They also want the exam that happened on April 19 to be cancelled.
The exam’s chairman, Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte, resigned and the police searched his house.
Eleven people were arrested and the next exam was postponed.
The state chief minister, Hemant Soren, said he would take strict action against anyone found guilty.
A political party called the Cockroach Janta Party has joined the protests.
Students in Jharkhand have staged a six‑day sit‑in at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium demanding a CBI probe into alleged paper leaks in the 14th JPSC exam.
Protesters also call for the cancellation of the exam held on April 19 and for independent investigations by the CBI and Enforcement Directorate.
The Jharkhand Public Service Commission chairman, Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte, resigned and the state CID has searched his residence amid allegations of evidence tampering.
Eleven people have been arrested and the JPSC Combined Civil Services Mains Exam scheduled for July 25‑27 has been postponed.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has pledged strict action against those found guilty, while the Cockroach Janta Party has publicly supported the agitation.
- Who
- Student protesters, Chief Minister Hemant Soren, former JPSC chairman Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte
- What
- Protests over alleged paper leaks and irregularities in Jharkhand civil service exams, demanding a CBI probe and exam cancellation
- When
- Protests began July 25; exam held April 19; exam postponed July 25‑27
- Where
- Ranchi, Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Albert Ekka Chowk, Jharkhand, India
- Why
- Alleged irregularities and evidence tampering in the exam process
- Protest Duration
- 6 days (since July 25)
- Demanded Action
- CBI probe and exam cancellation
- Exam in Question
- 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Combined Preliminary Test (April 19)
- Arrests
- 11 people
- Exam Postponed
- JPSC Combined Civil Services Mains Exam (July 25‑27)
