#WATCH | Jharkhand: CID team brings out former JPSC Chairperson L Khiangte from his residence in Ranchi after arresting him.
This comes amid the JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ protest in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Student groups are demanding a full, independent CBI investigation into the… pic.twitter.com/1lTbCQRyYL
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026
On Sunday, three JPSC members—Ajita Bhattacharya, Anima Hasanda, and Jamal Ahmed—resigned. The CID summoned all three for questioning. Meanwhile, a large number of protesting students marched toward the Jharkhand Assembly today, breaking barricades. Police used water cannons to stop them. Earlier on Sunday, talks between the students and a Jharkhand government delegation were again inconclusive. Two rounds of talks had already taken place, but they had failed to yield any results. The protesting students are demanding the cancellation of the JPSC Preliminary Exam 2025 and a CBI investigation into irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC-CGL exams.
#WATCH | JPSC-JSSC aspirants’ protest in Ranchi (Jharkhand) | A student climbs atop Police barricading and dances, as Police use water cannon to disperse student protesters who are taking out a ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march. pic.twitter.com/CUKmBLsMDs
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026
A public interest litigation has also been filed in the Supreme Court regarding this matter. Social activist Harishran Devgan has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court demanding that the JPSC Preliminary Examination 2025 be cancelled and re-conducted. He has also requested that the alleged irregularities in the previous examination be investigated by a CBI inquiry or an independent investigation committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or a retired Chief Justice of a High Court from a state other than Jharkhand.