Jharkhand CID questions ex-block supply officer, wife, brother over alleged JSSC-CGL irregularities
The Jharkhand CID on Saturday said it has taken Abhay Tiwari, his wife and brother on remand for questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL examination.
Abhay Tiwari, then posted as a block supply officer in Poriyahat in Godda district, was arrested by the CID on July 22, while his wife Sushma Kumari and brother Akshay Tiwari were arrested on August 18.
"In connection with alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate-Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023, the SIT is interrogating Abhay, Akshay and Sushma after taking them into remand," the CID said in a statement.
The agency said 18 other suspects linked to the case had also been issued notices and questioned.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Jharkhand CID is probing alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL examination conducted in 2024.
The CID on Friday issued a mobile number (9771432118) and urged people to share any information they may have regarding alleged irregularities in the examination.
During investigation, the CID found that Tiwari had qualified in around 12 competitive exams over the past 13 years, officials said.
The remand comes amid a row over recruitment examinations in the state, with senior Jharkhand BJP leaders on Saturday demanding a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and accusing the JMM-led government of using force against protesting job aspirants.
Former chief minister Champai Soren accused the state government of cheating job aspirants and demanded that it recommend a CBI inquiry, claiming the ruling alliance had no intention of providing justice to the protesting aspirants.
The JMM-led government's decision to cancel 22 job examinations and order a probe into 23 others had brought a 26-day agitation against alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations to an end, triggering another protest by successful candidates.
The Jharkhand High Court has stayed the cancellation of the examinations, according to media reports.
(With inputs from PTI)