According to the police, the MPESB conducted an exam for constables in the Excise Department in September 2025 for 243 posts. During the exam, 12 candidates were allegedly found involved in malpractices at an exam center in Ratlam district.
Founder of Telangana Jagruthi K Kavitha on Sunday expressed deep condolences over the death of excise constable Gajula Sowmya, who succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the BJP co-in-charge for Jharkhand, met with the family of one of the candidates who died while undertaking the physical efficiency test for the Jharkhand excise constable recruitment exam.
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over the deaths of several candidates during a police recruitment physical efficiency test. He said that the youth of Jharkhand will never forgive the JMM government.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed his condolences on Monday over the deaths of 11 aspirants during the physical tests for the recruitment of excise constables. He directed an immediate review of the rules set by the previous government and instructed changes for future recruitm
During this appointment letters were distributed to a total of 741 candidates which includes 340 excise constables in the Excise Department, 347 clerks and computer operators in the Co-operative Department and 54 candidates for the posts of Insurance Medical Officer, Pharmacist, Assistant