Guwahati: The confession of prime accused Abhay Kumar Tiwari before the CID has brought fresh allegations to light in the investigation into irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand.
Tiwari, who worked as a marketing manager at outsourcing agency TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL), told investigators that almost all general category seats in the 2026 Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) examination were allegedly rigged to favour candidates from other states in exchange for money.
According to his statement, TDPL, which conducted the examination, had allegedly fixed a rate of at least Rs 10 lakh per candidate.
The CID has expanded its investigation following Tiwari’s confession. The agency is examining how many candidates allegedly paid bribes, the intermediaries involved and the stages of the examination and interview process at which manipulation allegedly took place.
According to CID sources, Tiwari also alleged the involvement of former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairman L. Khiangte and then-member Ajita Bhattacharya.
Tiwari claimed that arrangements were made to favour certain candidates through interview boards.
In his statement, he referred to a candidate identified as “Rajak”, whose interview board was allegedly headed by Khiangte. Tiwari claimed that the arrangement was made through a person named Ramveer Singh for Rs 15 lakh.
In another case, Tiwari alleged that the interview board of successful candidate Kajal Bharti was headed by Bhattacharya and that Rs 10 lakh was paid to her personal assistant.
His statement also mentioned candidates Pramod Kumar Pathak and Kumari Dolly Jaiswal.
Tiwari claimed that an ITI project manager identified as “Krishna” acted as a middleman in both cases.
Khiangte has already been arrested in connection with the case and is currently in jail. The CID has also questioned Bhattacharya.
Investigators are now verifying Tiwari’s claims against independent evidence. The agency is examining alleged financial transactions, call detail records, digital evidence, bank account movements and original examination and interview records.
The CID will assess whether the allegations can be established through legally admissible evidence. If corroborated, the investigation into the alleged recruitment irregularities could widen to include more officials and intermediaries.