Crime Branch likely to expand special investigation team as Kerala PSC exam scam probe widens
The Kerala Crime Branch is expanding its Special Investigation Team to handle a growing number of complaints regarding recruitment irregularities at the Kerala Public Service Commission. Investigators are securing digital evidence and examination records to determine if evaluation procedures were compromised.
Why it matters
This probe addresses systemic concerns regarding the integrity of public sector recruitment in India, impacting thousands of job seekers.
The Crime Branch is expected to expand the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to investigate the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC).
The investigators are also preparing to seek certified copies of examination records from the PSC as part of widening the probe. Nearly 90 complaints relating to various examinations have been received.
The expansion of the SIT comes as investigators intensify efforts to verify allegations that could extend beyond the controversial Kerala State Planning Board recruitment examination, the case in which the Crime Branch has already registered a First Information Report (FIR).
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