‘Cover-up or action’: Nishikant Dubey raises questions over Jharkhand paper leak accused arrest

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday raised questions over the arrest of one of the accused in the alleged Jharkhand paper leak case and sought answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren regarding the involvement of senior officials.

Nishikant Dubey took to social media ‘X’ and said, “From whose office/home of a big official was the arrest of Dharmendra, one of the accused in the Jharkhand paper leak, carried out? Chief Minister Hemant Soren Ji, that official has an old account of stains too, what will it be, a cover-up or action? Rahul Gandhi ji doesn’t even have strength left in him anymore, keep beating the children, keep holding press conferences, keep playing Twitter-Twitter.”

The BJP leader’s remarks came amid the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination process.

Former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Chairman L. Khiangte was arrested by the state CID on Monday in connection with allegations related to the commission’s 14th Civil Services Examination.

Khiangte has been under scrutiny over the empanelment of TDPL, a company that was reportedly blacklisted, for conducting the JPSC 14th Civil Services Examination.

A former Chief Secretary of Jharkhand, Khiangte resigned from his position as JPSC Chairman on July 22. At the time, he stated that his resignation was aimed at ensuring a fair and impartial investigation into the matter.

Several employees of TDPL have also been arrested in connection with the case. Those arrested include TDPL Director Ramveer Singh, Marketing Manager Abhay Tiwari, Accountant Rakshak Singh, and technical programmers Usman and Ebad.

On the JPSC side, Deputy Controller of Examinations Shweta Kumari Gupta, staff member Sonu Kumar, and computer operator Dharmendra Kumar have also been arrested as part of the investigation.

Dharmendra Kumar was also questioned for the second consecutive day on August 7. The investigating agency is gathering information about his role, responsibilities, and the specific officials whose emails he managed.

TDPL accountant Rakshak Singh was also interrogated about contacts with candidates, alleged tampering with OMR sheets, and financial transactions.

–IANS

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