Overview

• Those arrested are former CGPSC secretary and retired IAS officer Jeevan Kishore Dhruv; his son and deputy collector, Sumit Dhruv; former controller of examinations, Arti Wasnik; deputy collector Misha Kosle; and district excise officer Deepa Adil.
• The CBI says Kosle and Adil are related to former CGPSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani, who was previously arrested in the case.
• All five were detained on September 18, produced before a Raipur court, and remanded to CBI custody until September 22.
• The FIR alleges senior commission officials manipulated examinations and interviews between 2020 and 2022 to secure posts for their children and relatives.
• In the 2021 cycle, 129,206 sat for prelims, 2,548 advanced, 509 reached interviews, and 170 were appointed, with the CBI examining other selected candidates as the probe continues; earlier arrests include the then chairman, the then deputy controller, four candidates, and a private person now in judicial custody.