Overview
- Ranchi police detained 159 excise constable candidates Sunday after a late-night raid on an under-construction house in Rargaon under Tamar police limits.
- Five other suspects were held and officers seized mobile phones, other devices and four sets of printed and digital question papers from the site.
- A joint review later found one Khortha-language question matched the actual paper and another partially matched, so investigators have not confirmed a full leak.
- Investigators said agents brought candidates to the location after striking deals worth Rs 10–15 lakh and collected admit cards, phones and even bank cheques.
- Officials named alleged mastermind Atul Vats, linked to a recurring solver gang in past exam cases, and said the 159 candidates will be barred from future JSSC tests as checks continued at roughly 370 centres serving about 1.48 lakh aspirants for 583 posts.