Surendra Soren
Ranchi
The CID has taken alleged mastermind Abhay Tiwari into five-day police remand in connection with the JSSC CGL examination scam. His wife Sushma Tiwari and brother Akshay Tiwari have been remanded in police custody for three days each.
The three accused were brought to the CID office late on Saturday evening, where investigators began questioning them about the alleged manipulation of the recruitment examination.
Tiwari was working as a Manager (Marketing) with TDPL and had reportedly executed an MoU with the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) on behalf of the company for conducting the CGL examination. According to investigators, after TDPL was debarred, he allegedly colluded with people associated with the Webel agency involved in conducting the examination and facilitated the selection of several candidates.
The investigation has also alleged that Tiwari secured a government job through the examination and helped his wife and brother obtain appointments as well.
The CID investigation has reportedly revealed that several candidates were allegedly taken to different locations, including Nepal, Patna, Ranchi and Bokaro, where they were made to memorise sets of questions and answers before the examination.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) questioned more than 40 successful candidates and suspects between Friday and Saturday. On Saturday alone, 16 candidates who had already received appointment letters were questioned.
Investigators are now focusing on Tiwari’s alleged links with the examination agency and other individuals, including Mithilesh Singh. The CID is also examining the role of candidates suspected of securing jobs through unfair means. Efforts are reportedly underway to trace and arrest other suspects.
The agency is expected to record Tiwari’s detailed statement during the remand period, which investigators believe could provide further information about the alleged network involved in the examination irregularities.
Meanwhile, the SIT investigating alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination has begun a separate scrutiny of OMR answer sheets.
Around 1,700 successful candidates had submitted carbon copies of their OMR sheets. The CID is matching the carbon copies with the corresponding records and separating sheets where discrepancies are detected.
Officials estimate that the scrutiny process could take around a week. The findings are expected to help investigators determine whether discrepancies in OMR sheets were linked to the alleged manipulation of examination results.
