CID submits second chargesheet in Karnataka PSI Scam, IPS officer Amrit Paul's name not included
Bengaluru: The CID team investigating the PSI recruitment scam on Wednesday submitted the second charge sheet in the case here at the first ACMM Court in the city.
The 3065-page chargesheet has named 30 accused and 202 witnesses with over 330 documents related to the case. The CID team has not included the names of some of the accused in the case including IPS officer Amrit Paul, sources said the CID was gathering more information on Paul before naming him in the chargesheet.
Several police officials, politicians, and others have been arrested in the case and are currently in judicial custody. They were charged with tampering with the answer sheets of the candidates in the recruitment process of 545 PSI in the police department.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
