Bihar: BSSC chairman and senior IAS officer Sudhir Kumar arrested in paper leak matter

Bihar Staff Selection Commission chairman and senior IAS officer Sudhir Kumar has been arrested in connection with BSSC exam paper leak matter on Friday.

A police team had also held BSSC Secretary Parmeshwar Ram in connection with the paper leak case on February 8.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted under supervision of Patna SSP to unearth alleged corrupt practises in State Staff Selection Commission in recruitment of clerks in state jobs.

Law began to catch up with those involved in alleged paper leak of BSSC conducted examination on Sunday last after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took serious note and ordered Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh and DGP P K Thakur to inquire into the case.

Leaked paper of BSSC exam for clerk jobs became online before start of examination on February 5.