FIR in alleged KPSC scam: OMR answer sheet tampering, nepotism, question paper leak, corruption alleged
The Vidhana Soudha Police have registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s (KPSC) recruitment process for 400 veterinary officers. Sahukar, other KPSC officials, and 29 candidates who made it to the list. It further alleged that intermediaries transported candidates to hotels or resorts outside the examination centres, where they were allegedly provided question papers with answers and coaching before being taken to the examination centres.
- ▪The Vidhana Soudha Police have registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s (KPSC) recruitment process for 400 veterinary officers.
- ▪Sahukar, other KPSC officials, and 29 candidates who made it to the list.
- ▪It further alleged that intermediaries transported candidates to hotels or resorts outside the examination centres, where they were allegedly provided question papers with answers and coaching before being taken to the examination centres.
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The Vidhana Soudha Police have registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s (KPSC) recruitment process for 400 veterinary officers. The case was registered on July 24 for cheating under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Karnataka Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Corruption and Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023, based on a complaint lodged by Manjunatha, 30, a veterinary doctor.The FIR names the now suspended KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, other KPSC officials, and 29 candidates who made it to the list. In his complaint, Dr.
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