Police have decided to subject the two arrested middlemen — Sikandar Chaudhary (46), a headmaster from Vijayapura, and Arif Mohammed Mulla (45) of Jamakhandi in Bagalkot district — to further interrogation.
The Vidhana Soudha Police have registered an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s recruitment process for 400 veterinary officers
The protesters claim that an alleged sting operation had exposed a cash-for-jobs racket, in which an agent was heard demanding ₹80 lakh for securing a Veterinary Officer post, with ₹40 lakh to be paid in advance.
The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to file its response on a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations of illegalities in the Karnataka State Public Service Commission recruitments to posts of Group A and B Gazetted Probationers and allegations against Shivashankar S. Sahukar, suspended chairperson.
According to the FIR, the accused Suma S. Sahukar allegedly claimed reservation benefits under the 3B category by producing an Income and Asset Certificate that declared her family’s annual income as ₹40,000.