Confirmed High source confidence State body

Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) recruitment exam

3 October 2021 Karnataka Karnataka State Police / Recruitment Wing

Status

Confirmed

A leak or organised manipulation was established by an official body, a court, or a police investigation.

Candidates affected

54 thousand

54,041

Arrests

reported at the time

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

OMR answer sheets tampered to favour candidates; results annulled and a re-exam held, with senior police officers among those arrested.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Arrests / FIR

Official probe — CBI/SIT

Source

Primary reference The Quint ↗ https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/explained-all-you-need-to-know-about-psi-scam-for-the-recruitment-of-police-sub-inspectors-in-karnataka

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