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CID Nabs Bihar Duo in Jharkhand Exam Scam
27 Aug
Summary
- Two individuals arrested in Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission exam leak case.
- Arrestees identified as residents of Bihar's Rohtas and Vaishali districts.
- Total arrests in related exam leak cases now reach 22.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) announced on Thursday the arrest of two more individuals in the ongoing investigation into the alleged question paper leak of the 2024 Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Somansh Prakash, a resident of Rohtas district, and Rahul Kumar, from Vaishali district, both located in the neighboring state of Bihar. Authorities revealed that Somansh Prakash has ties to the agency responsible for conducting the examination, while Rahul Kumar is described as his close associate.
This development follows earlier arrests made by the CID on August 18, which included Sushma Kumari, the wife of a key suspect, Abhay Tiwari, and his brother, Akshay Kumar Tiwari. The CID confirmed that with these recent apprehensions, the total number of arrests in cases linked to both the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission examination and the JSSC-CGL examination has now reached 22.
