Jharkhand protest: CID summons three serving members of JPSC in exam row
The Jharkhand CID has summoned three serving members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) regarding irregularities in government recruitment exams. The investigation focuses on the controversial empanelment of a blacklisted firm, TSR Data Processing Private Limited, to conduct state examinations.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights systemic corruption and administrative failures in Indian state-level recruitment processes, impacting thousands of job seekers.
Jharkhand State Crime Investigation Department (CID) probing the case of alleged irregularities in competitive exams for government recruitments in the State, has now served notice to three serving members of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) .
As per the source, the investigating agency has issued summons to three current JPSC members—Ajita Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda, and Jamal Ahmed and asked them to appear before the agency on August 10, 12, and 14, respectively.
According to sources, the investigating agency wants to know on which grounds TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL) —the agency that conducted the examination—was empanelled and selected, despite having been previously blacklisted.
TDPL is a Lucknow based company and was earlier blacklisted by Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) in May 2025 over allegations of irregularities. Despite that, the company continued to conduct exams like JPSC.
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