The Criminal Investigation Department, which is investigating alleged irregularities in examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission, has made a series of serious claims in an affidavit filed before the court.
The affidavit was submitted while opposing the bail plea of former JPSC chairman L. Khyangte. According to the CID, important data was allegedly deleted from an official laptop and pen drive after a raid at the commission’s office, while forensic examination reportedly found signs of deletion and scratches on the hard disk.
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CID Alleges Attempt to Destroy Digital Evidence
According to the investigating agency, Khyangte resigned from his position shortly after the raid at the JPSC office on July 22, 2026.
He allegedly took the government-issued laptop and pen drive with him. During the investigation, forensic examination of the devices reportedly revealed that data had been deleted.
Scratches were also allegedly found on the hard disk. The CID has linked these findings to a suspected attempt to destroy digital evidence connected with the examination irregularities.
The investigating agency has also placed digital and financial evidence before the court.
What Financial and Digital Links Has CID Claimed?
The investigation has reportedly uncovered evidence of financial transactions and commission payments involving Khyangte, alleged middlemen and people associated with the examination agency.
Call Detail Records allegedly show repeated communication among individuals under investigation.
The CID is examining these transactions and communications as part of its probe into what it has described as an organised examination syndicate.
Why Is the Role of TDPL Under Scrutiny?
The affidavit has raised questions over the assignment of examination work to TDPL.
According to the CID, the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission had blacklisted TDPL for three years on May 20, 2025.
Despite this, the agency was allegedly given responsibility for conducting JPSC examinations from June 2025 during Khyangte’s tenure.
Then examination controller Asim Kispotta had allegedly objected to assigning examination-related work to TDPL.
According to the affidavit, instead of action being taken against the agency, Kispotta was removed from examination-related responsibility.
The CID has also alleged that deputy examination controller Shweta Kumari Gupta continued working at the commission despite being transferred to another department and continued acting on Khyangte’s instructions.
More Than 500 OMR Sheets Under Investigation
A major part of the CID probe concerns OMR sheets from the Forest Range Officer and Assistant Conservator of Forest examinations.
According to the agency, more than 350 OMR sheets in the FRO examination and more than 150 OMR sheets in the ACF examination were allegedly manipulated.
This places more than 500 OMR sheets from the two examinations under scrutiny.
Investigators are examining who had access to the sheets, when the alleged changes were made and whether the alterations affected the integrity of the selection process.
Who Does CID Identify as the Alleged Mastermind?
According to the CID’s case diary and memorandum of evidence, an organised syndicate allegedly involving JPSC officials, the examination agency and middlemen was operating to manipulate examinations.
TDPL marketing manager Abhay Tiwari has been identified by the agency as the alleged mastermind of the network.
The investigation alleges that Tiwari participated in and cleared several examinations while working with the examination agency.
He allegedly lured candidates by showing them fake selection lists.
₹5 Lakh for Prelims, Up to ₹25 Lakh for Final Selection
According to the CID, candidates were allegedly charged around ₹5 lakh for clearing the preliminary examination.
For final selection, the alleged amount ranged from ₹10 lakh to ₹25 lakh.
Tiwari had also previously been named as an accused in the CGL 2024 paper leak case.
The CID is examining the alleged flow of money and the roles of middlemen and commission-linked individuals in the suspected network.
Court Record Corrected After Error Over Tiwari’s Father
An order related to Khyangte’s bail had mentioned that Abhay Tiwari’s father, Sukhdev Tiwari, had appeared in JPSC examinations.
He was listed as a candidate for the FRO Examination 2024 and the ACF preliminary examination.
It was later found, however, that Sukhdev Tiwari had died in 2018.
After the discrepancy surfaced, the CID moved a fresh application before the court seeking correction of the record. The relevant court order was subsequently amended.
CID Expands Scrutiny at JSSC Office
As part of its investigation into the CGL case, the CID has also intensified scrutiny of records at the JSSC office.
Investigators have been examining documents relating to the conduct of the examination, candidates and the overall examination process.
Several documents have reportedly been seized and are being physically verified.
The investigation is now focused on determining the scale of the alleged syndicate, the roles of individuals linked to the commission and examination agency, and the circumstances surrounding the alleged manipulation of OMR sheets and deletion of digital evidence.
The allegations contained in the CID affidavit remain subject to judicial scrutiny and will ultimately be tested against the evidence presented before the court.
