Case file · JSSC · surfaced 12 Apr 2026
JSSC Excise Constable (JECCE-2023) — 164 held on exam day
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
On the day of the excise constable exam, Ranchi police raided a building in Tamar where a large group of candidates had gathered with four sets of question papers claimed to be from the exam, in printed and digital form. 164 people — 159 of them candidates — were arrested. The JSSC chairman said the seized papers did not exactly match the exam; the case proceeds under the state's 2023 anti-cheating law.
- Examination
- Jharkhand Excise Constable Competitive Examination 2023
- Conducting body
- Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC)
- Exam date
- 12 Apr 2026
- Leak date (as documented)
- 12 Apr 2026
- Surfaced
- 12 Apr 2026
- States
- Jharkhand
- Candidates affected
- ~3.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Solver network
- State govt at the time
- JMM-led alliance, Jharkhand
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
60
days (60d) · last movement 2026-04-12
Accountability Gap Index
national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →
1 / 7
- ✓ FIR within 30 days
- ✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
- ✗ Any conviction
- ✗ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
- ✗ Fee refund documented
- ✗ Official permanently removed
- ✗ Reform gazette-notified
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How it surfaced
Who found it
Police tip-off
The Ranchi SSP received a tip-off that candidates had gathered at a building in Tamar with question-paper sets on exam morning.
The conducting body's first response
Deflected
The JSSC chairman said the seized papers did not exactly match the exam and the exam proceeded; interrogation and raids continued.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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12 Apr 2026
Arrest · Ranchi Police (Tamar PS)
Tamar PS case, Ranchi, 12.04.2026
164 persons, including 159 candidates, arrested after a tip-off; printed and digital question-paper sets seized.
per: Jharkhand: 159 candidates among 164 held over paper leak allegations in excise recruitment exam (ThePrint/PTI, 12 Apr 2026)
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12 Apr 2026
FIR registered · Tamar PS, Ranchi
Tamar PS case, Ranchi, 12.04.2026
Case registered under the Jharkhand Competitive Examination (Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023.
per: Jharkhand: 159 candidates among 164 held over paper leak allegations in excise recruitment exam (ThePrint/PTI, 12 Apr 2026)
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Jharkhand: 159 candidates among 164 held over paper leak allegations in excise recruitment exam — ThePrint/PTI · 12 Apr 2026 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 12 Apr 2026 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 12 Apr 2026 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | 164 persons, including 159 candidates, arrested after a tip-off; printed and digital question-paper sets seized. |
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The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of Tamar PS, Ranchi — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.
To: The Public Information Officer, Tamar PS, Ranchi Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — JSSC Excise Constable (JECCE-2023) — 164 held on exam day Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of Tamar PS case, Ranchi, 12.04.2026 dated 12 Apr 2026 concerning the question paper leak in Jharkhand Excise Constable Competitive Examination 2023. 2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed. 3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter. 4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date. 5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter. I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me. Regards, [Applicant name] [Address] [Date]
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