Jharkhand Exam Row: CID raids JSSC office over recruitment irregularities; 20 arrested
Press Trust of India | August 17, 2026 | 10:55 PM IST | 1 min read
Jharkhand job aspirants have been protesting for 24 days now against the alleged irregularities in various recruitment exams
RANCHI: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday began conducting raids at the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office here in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, an officer said. Job aspirants have been protesting for 24 days now against the alleged anomalies in various recruitment tests in Jharkhand.
"We are conducting raids at the JSSC office in connection with alleged irregularities in various examinations," CID ADG Manoj Kaushik told PTI.
The protesting students have been demanding cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam conducted in September 2024, claiming that "out of 135 questions, 120 were leaked".
The agitators also seek comprehensive reforms in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), and a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities.
CID Raid: 20 arrested so far
The CID has arrested 20 people in connection with the job exam 'anomalies', including former JPSC chairman L Khiangte. Khiangte was appointed as JPSC chairman in February last year after he retired as the state's chief secretary.
He was arrested on August 10, a day after all three JPSC members resigned amid massive protests by aspirants over the alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the agency.
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