Bengaluru, October 7 (Daily Kiran) : A Bengaluru court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to present suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairman Shivshankarappa and member Geeta by Wednesday afternoon. The court mandated that they be brought before the open court by 3 PM.
The two were arrested by ED officials around midnight in connection with the KPSC recruitment scam. They were presented before a magistrate at approximately 2 AM. During the hearing, the ED sought a 14-day custody for both individuals. The judge instructed the ED to ensure that the accused are presented in open court.
Judge Manjunath of Bengaluru’s Fourth CCH granted custody to the ED, ordering that Shivshankarappa and Geeta be brought back to court.
These arrests follow the release of BJP leader Basavaraj Kannale and IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar from ED custody. Both were subsequently presented in court and sent to judicial custody. Following this, the ED detained Shivshankarappa and Geeta as part of the ongoing investigation.
In a related development, over eight candidates linked to the alleged recruitment scam are expected to be made witnesses in the case. Their statements are anticipated to be recorded in court under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Reports indicate that these candidates have agreed to testify about the alleged irregularities in the recruitment process, including details about individuals who purportedly received payments, how the question papers were leaked, and the alleged training provided at a resort before the exams.
Additionally, it has been reported that more than eight candidates have confessed to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), providing details about the payments made, the leak of question papers, and arrangements made during the recruitment process.
Currently, the ED is investigating the financial transactions linked to the alleged recruitment scam and the involvement of various officials and other individuals.
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