Jharkhand CID Arrests Ninth Suspect as Probe Reveals Software‑Based Exam Manipulation

Overview

• The Jharkhand CID said it arrested Sameer Kumar on Monday, bringing the number of people detained in the JSSC‑CGL probe to nine since the agency began focused arrests in mid‑August.
• A CID Special Investigation Team says statements and confessions point to a coordinated racket that used customised vendor software to identify favoured candidates and alter answers in databases.
• Investigators allege answer sheets were removed from secure strong rooms, taken to hotels and rented flats for expert rewriting, and later covertly returned to storage.
• Named vendors and intermediaries including employees of TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd are accused of helping develop the software and running the physical script‑rewriting operation, and CID teams are now examining server logs and financial trails.
• The state cancelled several recruitments after protests, the Jharkhand High Court has stayed some cancellation orders, and candidates face ongoing uncertainty over appointments and further legal and administrative action.