Ranchi, Aug. 12 -- Jharkhand Leader of Opposition (LoP) Babulal Marandi on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Hemant Soren of deliberately "dodging" a CBI investigation into the JPSC-JSSC examination irregularities, claiming the Chief Minister fears a fair probe would lead to his "return to jail."

In a post on social media platform X, Marandi said, "Hemant Soren knows full well that if a fair CBI investigation happens, the heat of the probe will definitely reach him, and his return to jail is certain. Out of this very fear, the government has been continuously dodging a CBI investigation."

The BJP leader alleged that the state government is using its own investigative agencies, like the CID and ACB, to arrest high-profile accused as a tacti...