A special CBI court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Vivek Kumar Singh, serving in a Civil Court in Katihar, Bihar
It is alleged that at least 180 such aspirants cleared and are employed in various banks. Singh (29) is accused of appearing in Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) recruitment processes on behalf of two candidates who later secured jobs.
Observing that the alleged impersonation in banking recruitment examinations had “shaken the faith of students” and required custodial interrogation for biometric verification and confrontation, a special CBI court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Vivek Kumar Singh, serving in a civil court in Katihar, Bihar, since 2025. Mumbai: Following the involvement of a public sector bank manager, a civil court official has now come under CBI scrutiny in the banking exam recruitment scam where dummy candidates appeared.
IBPS flagged 257 suspects among selected candidates, of whom 180 were already working in public sector banks and regional rural banks, according to the prosecution. The agency said the present case concerned 135 candidates and unknown public servants and private persons who allegedly aided the fraud.
Special Judge P B Ghuge held that the investigation was at a preliminary stage and involved a recruitment fraud of “vast magnitude,” with allegations that candidates obtained public sector banking jobs through impersonators in examinations conducted by IBPS between 2020 and 2024. Rejecting the plea, the court noted that Singh was alleged to be “one such impersonator” who had appeared for two candidates and that IBPS data indicated possible impersonation for several others. The court said the investigation required “recovery of biometrics, matching of biometrics, confrontation etc.” and that custodial interrogation appeared necessary.
During the investigation, IBPS provided photographs, thumb impressions and iris scans from different stages of the recruitment process. CBI alleged that Singh appeared in place of two candidates during the preliminary examination, main examination and document verification stages. The agency further submitted that when its officers visited his residence in Siwan and workplace at the Civil Court in Katihar, he was not found. Opposing arrest, Singh’s lawyer argued that his name was not in the FIR, that he was falsely implicated, and that the evidence was largely electronic and documentary and already in IBPS custody.