Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Suspended KPSC chairman faces arrest after third CID notice
Sahukar Shivashankarappa is the suspended chairman of the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
The Criminal Investigation Department is investigating alleged problems in government recruitment.
Investigators have asked him to answer questions three times.
He attended the first two questioning sessions but did not attend the latest one.
A court has refused to give him protection from arrest before a trial.
CID officials have also searched his home in Bengaluru.
Separately, he is accused of using false documents to obtain 27 acres of land in Yadgir district.
Shivashankarappa has not been convicted of these allegations, and the investigation is continuing.
The case has also caused a political dispute between the Karnataka government and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission Chairman Sahukar Shivashankarappa has received a third Criminal Investigation Department notice in the recruitment scam case.
He has appeared for questioning twice but has not responded to the latest summons, police said.
The Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, increasing the possibility of his arrest.
CID officials have searched his residence in Bengaluru’s Dollars Colony since Monday evening.
He also faces allegations of using forged documents to acquire 27 acres in Yadgir district through his son-in-law.
- Who
- Suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission Chairman Sahukar Shivashankarappa is the main person under investigation, along with other individuals whose roles are being examined.
- What
- The Criminal Investigation Department has issued Shivashankarappa a third notice in the Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment scam investigation and is considering further action after he failed to appear.
- When
- The latest notice and searches were reported on Tuesday, after the Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea.
- Where
- The investigation involves Shivashankarappa’s residence in Dollars Colony, Bengaluru, and alleged land transactions in Anabi village, Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district.
- Why
- The Criminal Investigation Department is investigating alleged recruitment irregularities and related allegations involving forged documents and a 27-acre land parcel.
Karnataka Government’s Criticism
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Response
Appointment and political accountability
Karnataka Government’s Criticism
The Karnataka government has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party over Shivashankarappa’s appointment as Karnataka Public Service Commission chairman during the BJP’s tenure.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Response
The Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed that another political setback, described as “another wicket,” will fall in the state government.
- Investigation agency
- Criminal Investigation Department
- Main case
- Alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment scam
- Notices issued
- Three; Shivashankarappa has appeared twice
- Court decision
- Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea
- Search location
- His residence in Dollars Colony, Bengaluru
- Land allegation
- Alleged acquisition of 27 acres in Yadgir district using forged documents
- Land records
- Survey Nos. 242 and 245 in Anabi village, Shahapur taluk