Ranchi, Jan. 23 -- The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Jharkhand Police has filed a chargesheet against Santosh Kumar Mastana, a section officer in the state finance department, for allegedly spreading rumours regarding a paper leak in the CGL examination held in September 2024, officials said on Thursday. A lower court advocate close to the matter stated that the CID filed the chargesheet under sections 316(2), 318(2), 318(4), and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and sections 12(2) and 12(3) of the Jharkhand Competitive Examination Act on Wednesday. "Mastana was arrested on October 28 last year. A lower court dismissed his bail petition. Now a chargesheet has been filed against him. In case he is convicted, the quantum of punishment may range from 10 years' imprisonment to life imprisonment, along with a fine ranging from Rs.2 crore to Rs.10 crore," the advocate said. According to the chargesheet, the advocate said, Mastana spread rumours using social media, misled CGL candidates with false information, tarnished the image of the recruitment agency Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), and thereby obstructed the recruitment process. CID ADG Manoj Kaushik confirmed the filing of the chargesheet. "Yes, CS submitted," he said, without elaborating further. A CGL candidate expressed concern over the development. "Mastana Sir was a whistleblower. He exposed the paper leak, and now he is being charge-sheeted. An SIT is investigating the issue, and its report has yet to come. The CID has already arrested 10 persons in connection," the candidate said. The CGL examination, conducted by the JSSC on September 21 and 22, landed in controversy after it came to light that the paper had been leaked. When the matter reached the high court, a stay was imposed on December 17, 2024, on the publication of the results of the recruitment examination organised for the selection of over 2,000 candidates for graduate-level government jobs. After hearing the matter, the high court vacated the stay on December 3 last year and paved the way for the recruitment process to continue, while allowing the SIT probe to proceed. The high court did not allow a CBI probe. The matter was taken to the Supreme Court, which dismissed the special leave petition....