ED attaches assets worth over ₹20.9 Crore in engineering seat blocking, PSI recruitment cases
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Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday provisionally attached immovable properties worth more than ₹20.9 crore in two separate investigations linked to alleged financial irregularities in engineering admissions and police recruitment in Karnataka.
In the engineering seat blocking case, the agency attached a plot and two residential flats valued at Rs 19.46 crore belonging to trustees of the BMS Educational Trust, as reported by Deccan Herald. The probe stems from FIRs registered by Bengaluru police following allegations that engineering aspirants were illegally charged cash amounts over and above prescribed fees during admissions routed through the Karnataka Examinations Authority. Investigators have alleged that seats in colleges run by the trust were sold through intermediaries and kept outside official records. Unaccounted cash was collected directly from students and educational consultants.
The DH report further reported that searches conducted in June 2025 led to the seizure of ₹1.86 crore in cash and recovery of material indicating unaccounted collections of ₹20.20 crore. Statements from staff, management and agents corroborated the findings, the agency said, adding that the proceeds were allegedly used for personal benefit by the trustees.
Separately, the agency attached residential properties worth ₹1.53 crore in the 2021-22 Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam, involving former Additional Director General of Police Amrit Paul and head constable Sridhar H. The investigation was initiated on the basis of FIRs registered by the High Grounds Police Station and the CID after allegations of manipulation in the selection process for 545 PSI posts.
According to the agency, Amrit Paul facilitated unauthorized access to the strong room where OMR answer sheets were stored by handing over keys to Deputy Superintendent of Police Shanth Kumar, enabling accomplices to tamper with answer sheets to favour certain candidates. The accused allegedly collected bribes ranging from ₹30 lakh to ₹ 70 lakh per candidate, with the funds routed as purported hand loans and used to construct residential properties.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
