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Two KPSC staffers arrested over leaking candidate details

Two KPSC staffers arrested over leaking candidate details
Two staffers arrested over sharing candidate details · thehansindia.com

Some people who work at the Karnataka Public Service Commission, the office that helps choose people for government jobs, have been arrested by police.

They are accused of secretly sharing the names and details of people who were chosen for job interviews.

After the information was shared, other people called the job seekers and asked for lots of money.

These people promised they could get them government jobs in return for lakhs of rupees.

The job seekers complained, saying money was being demanded from them.

They showed the commission voice recordings and WhatsApp messages as proof.

Police started a case after an officer from the commission filed a complaint.

First, police arrested three middlemen, and then they arrested one more person.

After investigating, police found out the leaked information may have come from inside the commission itself.

Police arrested the two employees and are questioning them to find out how the leak happened and who else may be involved.

Key facts

Arrested KPSC employees
Sharanappa Adavalli (technical assistant) and Swamidas (senior assistant)
Police station
Vidhana Soudha police station, Bengaluru
Posts involved
Junior engineer posts, Water Resources Department
Shortlisting ratio
1:3
Complaint filed by
KPSC Assistant Secretary B.N. Shobha
Intermediaries arrested earlier
Three, plus one additional suspect
Evidence submitted by candidates
Audio recordings and WhatsApp conversations
Alleged demand
Lakhs of rupees for promised government jobs

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