Ranchi, September 16, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Jharkhand Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested four more accused in two separate cases involving alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), officials said on Wednesday.
Following preliminary interrogation, all four accused were sent to judicial custody.
With the latest arrests, the CID has so far arrested and sent more than 30 people to jail in connection with the alleged examination scam. Those arrested earlier include former JPSC Chairman L. Khiangte, former examination controller Shweta Gupta, examination agency official Ramveer Singh and alleged kingpin Abhay Tiwari, among others.
In Case No. 16/2026, pertaining to the JPSC examination, the CID arrested Hrithik Roshan, a resident of Mango in Jamshedpur, and Pankaj Prasun of Sukhdevnagar in Ranchi.
Investigators allege that the two candidates received undue benefits during the recruitment examination process. According to the agency, the alleged assistance was facilitated through Sanjeet Kumar, who operated the Ranchi-based coaching institute Shivangan Ki Pathshala and was arrested earlier in the case.
The CID is investigating how the two candidates allegedly received the benefits and whether other individuals were involved in facilitating the process.
In a separate case, Case No. 01/2025, related to the JSSC CGL examination, the agency arrested Rajesh Prasad Yadav of Golwadhab in Koderma and Sandeep Kumar of Purna Nagar.
The CID has alleged that the two played a role in providing undue benefits to several candidates appearing in the examination.
Investigators are now examining various links in the alleged network through which candidates were purportedly provided unfair advantages in recruitment examinations. The agency is also gathering information about other suspected individuals and their alleged roles based on the interrogation of those arrested.
The probe is further examining how the alleged system operated, who was involved and whether financial transactions were made in exchange for the purported benefits.
Officials, however, cautioned that it would be premature to draw conclusions before the investigation is completed.
The CID said the arrests were based on evidence and facts that emerged during the course of the investigation. All four accused have been sent to judicial custody, while further investigation is underway.
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