Ranchi: Amid the protest march to the Jharkhand State Assembly, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Monday arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, a senior state probe agency official said.
Khiangte, who was appointed JPSC chairperson in February last year after retiring as Jharkhand's chief secretary, tendered his resignation on July 22.
"We have arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with irregularities in recruitment examinations," Additional Director General (CID) Manoj Kaushik told PTI.
Khiangte had been questioned four times since July 28.
The arrest came a day after all three serving JPSC members resigned amid massive protests by aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the commission.
With Khiangte's arrest, the number of people arrested by the CID in the case has risen to 20.
He resigned as JPSC chairperson a day before the CID searched multiple locations, including his official residence, in connection with the alleged irregularities.
Khiangte, however, said he had "voluntarily chosen to resign" to ensure an impartial investigation into the matter.