Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Khiangte, who resigned on July 22, had been questioned four times since July 28. His arrest came a day after all three JPSC members resigned amid protests by aspirants. The number of arrests in the case has now risen to 20.
Ranchi: Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations, a top official of the state probe agency said.
Khiangte, who was appointed as Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson in February last year after he retired as the state's chief secretary, tendered his resignation on July 22.
"We have arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with irregularities in recruitment examinations," Additional Director General (CID), Manoj Kaushik, told PTI.
Khiangte had been questioned four times since July 28.
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