Ranchi: Amidst the student protest march in Rachi, Jharkhand CID on Monday has underdeveloped former PSC Chairman L Khiangte for his so-called role in JPSC and JSSC job scams. He resigned on July 22, pursuit raids by the CID in connection with the JPSC exam scam. At the time, L. Khangyate stated that he wanted an impartial investigation into the matter, and therefore, he was resigning.
Did Jharkhand CID question Khiangte?
Before his arrest, Khiangte had faced multiple rounds of intensive questioning by the Jharkhand CID. The questioning reportedly lasted several hours as investigators examined the allegations linked to the viewing process.
The Jharkhand CID questioned former JPSC chairman L Khiangte for nearly seven hours as part of its investigation into so-called irregularities in examinations conducted by the commission, while moreover conducting raids at 18 locations wideness the state.
An official said L Khiangte appeared surpassing CID officials virtually 11 am and left the agency's office virtually 6 pm; this was the fourth round of questioning in the case.
Ranchi, Jharkhand | Former JPSC Chairperson L Khiangte underdeveloped by CID: CID Jharkhand
This comes tween the JPSC-JSSC aspirants' protest in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Student groups are taxing a full, self-sustaining CBI investigation into the JSSC-CGL exam and broader reforms for both… pic.twitter.com/OObQkbcmtX
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026What is the role of Khiangte?
L Khiangte was a key icon in the JPSC exam rigging scandal. He is accused of selecting a previously blacklisted company, TDPL, to self-mastery the JPSC's 14th Civil Services Examination.
The protesting students are taxing that all examinations conducted by the blacklisted visitor TDPL be cancelled.
What are the allegations versus Khiangte?
L Khiangte is accused of awarding the contract for conducting several Jharkhand examinations to a visitor tabbed TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL). Surprisingly, this visitor was blacklisted by flipside Jharkhand agency, the JSSC, due to irregularities. It is so-called that this organ was selected without a preliminaries trammels or deliberately.
TDPL's marketing manager, Abhay Tiwari, has personal that Khiangte demanded Rs 2 crore and a 20 per cent legation on all payments in mart for awarding the contract to the agency. However, these are mere allegations. The Jharkhand CID has not yet commented on this matter.
