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Karnataka HC forms SIT for KPSC veterinary officer recruitment scam
The Karnataka High Court on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DGP Alok Kumar to probe alleged irregularities in the KPSC recruitment of 400 veterinary officers. The SIT will…
The Karnataka High Court on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by DGP Alok Kumar to probe alleged irregularities in the KPSC recruitment of 400 veterinary officers. The SIT will take over from the CID and must complete the investigation within 100 days, with progress reports every 30 days. The court directed the state to notify the team and grant it police station status.
The CID's probe had uncovered a Rs 92 lakh financial trail, evidence that 60-80 questions were leaked before the exam, and the arrest of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, the former KPSC examination controller. The Enforcement Directorate is separately investigating the money-laundering angle. The SIT's first progress report is due to the High Court in late October.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The CID's disclosure of a Rs 92 lakh trail and evidence of 60-80 leaked questions (New Indian Express) adds specific heft to the allegations, but the High Court's order to form an SIT cut across all prior investigations. The HC declined both the CID and the CBI, signalling distrust of the state machinery without extending the probe to a central agency. The SIT has 100 days and a mandate to follow evidence beyond named persons, a wide net that will test whether the forensic, financial, and digital leads cohere into charges against the former KPSC chairman and the IAS officer. The first progress report is due in late October.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): m.economictimes.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), newindianexpress.com (neutral report)
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
