Jharkhand CID Arrests Former JPSC Chairman L Khiangte Amid Student Protests
The decision follows six hours of talks with protesting student groups after demands to scrap the 14th JPSC prelims and backlog exams.
- On Monday, the Jharkhand Criminal Investigation Department arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission chairperson L. Khiangte amid ongoing protests over alleged recruitment examination irregularities.
- Aspirants have marched for 17 days, demanding the Central Bureau of Investigation probe alleged irregularities in JPSC and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission exams, rejecting state-led investigations.
- Police used water cannons and baton-charged demonstrators Monday as they breached barricades near the Assembly Complex, while fasting activist Devendra Nath Mahato joined the march in an ambulance.
- Although the government agreed on Sunday to cancel the 14th JPSC preliminary examination and JPSC backlog examinations, student leaders insist this addresses only three of the 13 exams they want scrapped.
- Chief Minister Hemant Soren reiterated that "dialogue, not batons, can solve all problems," yet protesters maintain they are compelled to demonstrate until their demands for transparency are met.
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JPSC exam controversy deepens as CID probes contract award and financial links
The Jharkhand CID has arrested former JPSC chairman L Khiangte in the 14th Civil Services Examination case. The probe is centred on the selection of TDPL, alleged financial deals and possible procedural violations in the recruitment process.
Jharkhand Exam row: Protests escalate, BJP calls for bandh
Ranchi: The agitation by students over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams escalated on Monday, August 10, with the police using water cannons and lathi-charging protesters to prevent a march to the assembly, even as the Enforcement Directorate launched a money laundering probe into the “anomalies”. The Jharkhand CID also arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with the alleged irregularities in the recruitmen…
JPSC-JSSC Exam Row: Ex-JPSC Chairman L Khiangte arrested
Ranchi: The Jharkhand examination controversy took a dramatic turn as former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairman L Khiangte was arrested by the state CID in connection with allegations surrounding the commission’s 14th Civil Services Examination. Khiangte, who had also served as Jharkhand’s Chief Secretary, was facing questions over the empanelment of TDPL, described in the allegations as a blacklisted company, to conduct the JPS…
J'khand CID arrests ex-JPSC chairperson over exam irregularities
Former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte has been arrested by the state CID in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. His arrest follows the resignation of all three JPSC members amidst widespread protests over the exam irregularities. Khiangte, an ex-IAS officer, had resigned from his post in July.
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