JHARKHAND, AUG 10 : Amid students’ protests against alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations conducted by JPSC, the Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested the Commission’s former chairperson L Khiangte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with irregularities in recruitment examinations,” Additional Director General (CID), Manoj Kaushik, told PTI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khiangte had been questioned four times since July 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arrest comes a day after all three JPSC members resigned amid massive protests by aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Khiangte’s arrest, the number of people arrested by CID in this case has risen to 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had resigned as JPSC chairperson a day before the CID searched multiple locations, including his official residence, in connection with the alleged irregularities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khiangte, however, said he “voluntarily chose to resign” to ensure an impartial investigation into the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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