ADGP in charge of recruitment transferred days after police SI recruitment scam in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Apr 27: The Karnataka government on Wednesday transferred Additional Director General of Police Amrit Paul, who was in charge of recruitment, days after large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of police sub-inspectors (PSI) came to the fore.
R Hithendra, who is in charge of Crimes and Technical Services in Bengaluru, will concurrently oversee recruitment in the police, a government order said.
It further said Paul has been posted as the ADGP of Internal Security Division.
The recruitment scam came to light in Kalaburagi district. More than 10 people have been arrested including the Afzalpur MLA's gunman. A BJP leader, who was close to many high-profile leaders in Karnataka, is on the run while her husband has been arrested.
The case came to light after an aspirant was given 100 per cent marks though he had attempted only 21 questions in one of the question papers.
More than 54,000 candidates wrote the exam for 545 posts. Police sources said the initial probe revealed that up to Rs 75 lakh to 80 lakh was charged from the candidates as bribe.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing the case had summoned Priyank Kharge, an MLA from Chittapur assembly constituency in Kalaburagi.
Priyank Kharge was summoned to share more details as he had released an audio clip and made some revelations regarding the scam.
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India women register 435/5, their highest ODI total
Rajkot(PTI): Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored a century each to power India to their highest-ever total of 435/5 in the third and final women's ODI against Ireland here on Wednesday.
Mandhana (135) and Rawal (154) shared a whopping 233-run stand to give a solid start to India after opting to bat.
The big-hitting Richa Ghosh then scored a quickfire 59 to further inflate India's total as the Irish bowlers struggled to find answers.
Medium pacer Orla Prendergast (2/71) was the most susccesfull bowler for the visitors with two wickets.
Brief Score:
India 435 for 5 in 50 overs (Pratika Rawal 154, Smriti Mandhana 135; Orla Prendergast 2/71)
