Karnataka High Court sets up SIT headed by DGP Alok Kumar to probe KPSC irregularities

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday (September 21, 2026) constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by senior IPS officer and Director General of Police Alok Kumar to probe all the recent alleged irregularities in the Karnataka State Public Service Commission (KPSC) while giving 100 days to SIT to complete the probe and submit a report.

Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order on the petitions filed by MLA Basanagouda R. Patil Yatnal, All Karnataka State Students’ Association, Bengaluru and others.

The other members of the SIT are, IPS officers Divya V. Gopinath, Anoop A. Shetty, Kushal Chouksey, and Kshama Mishra.

The Court said that the SIT will undertake a de novo investigation into the cases and would also cooperate with the Enforcement Directorate (ED ), which has taken up the probe into these cases under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.