CID questions alleged beneficiaries of KPSC recruitment scam
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is expanding its probe into the KPSC veterinary officers' recruitment scam by questioning alleged beneficiaries. Former KPSC Controller of Examinations Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar remains in custody as investigators attempt to establish his role in the question paper leak.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights systemic corruption within public service recruitment processes, impacting public trust in government hiring.
Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have expanded the scope of the probe into the veterinary officers’ recruitment scam to include alleged beneficiaries suspected of having secured selection through unfair means. The CID has recorded the statements of many such candidates, some of whom have reportedly confessed to examination malpractice and paying for it. A few are also said to be willing to turn witnesses in the case, sources said. However, CID officials have remained tight-lipped.
Meanwhile, officials have intensified the questioning of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, former Controller of Examinations of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), and alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale, both of whom are in CID custody in connection with the case.
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