KPSC veterinary officer recruitment scam: CID probe reveals money trail, question-paper leak network

The CID probing the alleged KPSC veterinary officer recruitment examination scam has traced a ₹92 lakh money trail, besides identifying the alleged network through which examination questions were leaked to candidates before the test.

According to the latest investigation details, 40 candidates have been questioned, of whom 29 have been named as accused in the FIR. Investigators have established links between candidates, a set of intermediaries, former KPSC Controller of Examinations IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and yet a key intermediary Basavaraj Kannale.

The probe has revealed that five candidates — Siddharth, Raj Mohammed, Basavaraj, Mahendra, and Niranjan — were allegedly contacted by intermediary Pawan through Kannale. Another candidate, Mohammed Sohel, was allegedly contacted by intermediary Maruti through Kannale. Besides, Kannale allegedly directly contacted candidates Vinod, Kiran Gowda, and Chaitra.