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Jharkhand police arrest tenth suspect in state exam fraud probe

Monday, 7 September 2026, 06:45 · 1 min read

India's Jharkhand state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Kundan Kumar, a resident of Palamu district, bringing to ten the total number of people detained since August 18 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023 (JSSC-CGL), a major state recruitment test held in September 2024. The arrests follow a widening probe that has netted a key accused, Abhay Tiwari, along with his wife and brother, as well as several candidates who successfully passed the tainted exam. The case has triggered protests by job-seekers, prompted the state government to cancel the examination, and drawn a stay order from the Jharkhand High Court — leaving the employment status of successful candidates in legal limbo.

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The Hindu — Jharkhand CID arrests one accused in JSSC-CGL exam irregularities case; 10 held so far ↗︎
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