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CID Finds Suspended Karnataka PSC Chief in Contact with Middleman in Exam Scam
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In Short: The suspended chairman of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and his son were in frequent contact with a middleman arrested for facilitating exam leaks, according to an investigation.
The suspended chairman of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), Sahukar Shivashankarappa, and his son were in frequent contact with a middleman arrested for facilitating exam leaks, according to an investigation by the CID. The middleman, Basavaraj Kannale, a BJP-linked businessman, is accused of providing leaked exam papers to select candidates who paid up to Rs 80 lakh for selection as veterinarians.
The CID investigation revealed that the chairman and his family members were in touch with Kannale, and that there were frequent calls between the chairman, the controller of exams, and the middleman, especially on the days of the entrance exams. Public Prosecutor B N Jagadeesha told the court that the chairman and his son were in contact with two candidates, and that the chairman had extensive contact with Kannale.
The CID inquiry also found that candidates were trained at resorts and hotels to answer leaked questions a day before the exams. The middlemen approached candidates and took payments in cash and bank transfers, providing question papers in both handwritten and printed formats. The investigation showed that the exam controller, Gyanendra Kumar, was linked to the middlemen based on IPDR analysis.
During the hearing of an anticipatory bail plea filed by the suspended KPSC chairman in the Karnataka High Court, the findings of the CID inquiry were presented. The court was informed that there was consistent and ongoing communication and contact between Shivashankarappa and Gyanendra Kumar during the entire period when the Veterinary Officers examination was being conducted.
The investigation further revealed that the middlemen led by Kannale took the candidates to the examination centres. The public prosecutor, Jagadeesha, stated that a link has been established between the exam controller and other accused, based on IPDR analysis before and after the veterinary exam. The case is currently under further investigation.
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What's still developing
- Twenty-nine candidates among a total of 328 who took the entrance exam on January 8 and 9, 2026, are alleged to have been selected fraudulently by the KPSC, according to an FIR registered by the Bengaluru police earlier this year based on a complaint filed by a veterinary doctor Manjunath, who did not get selected.
Sources
- The Indian Expresslink