Case file · KSP-RC · surfaced 9 Apr 2022
Karnataka PSI scam: ADGP heading recruitment arrested
Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.
The October 2021 exam to select 545 Karnataka police sub-inspectors (54,287 candidates) was rigged through Bluetooth-aided answer relays and OMR tampering, surfacing in April 2022 after a Kalaburagi candidate's marks didn't match her sheet. The CID arrested more than 15 police personnel, and on 4 July 2022 arrested the ADGP who headed the recruitment cell — charge-sheeted with prosecution sanction under the PC Act, and bailed in September 2023. The government ordered a re-examination.
- Examination
- Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment (Oct 2021)
- Conducting body
- Karnataka Police Recruitment Cell (KSP-RC)
- Exam date
- 3 Oct 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 3 Oct 2021
- Surfaced
- 9 Apr 2022
- States
- Karnataka
- Candidates affected
- ~54,287
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
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days (2y 260d) · last movement 2023-09-25
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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9 Apr 2022
FIR registered · CID, Karnataka Police
Cases registered after OMR mismatch complaints; exam-centre and recruitment-cell links probed.
per: Karnataka PSI scam: ADGP arrest, explained (The Indian Express, 6 Jul 2022)
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20 Apr 2022
Arrest · CID, Karnataka
15+ police personnel and centre operators arrested over the following months.
per: Karnataka PSI scam: ADGP arrest, explained (The Indian Express, 6 Jul 2022)
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4 Jul 2022
Arrest · CID, Karnataka
ADGP heading the recruitment cell arrested on corruption, cheating and conspiracy charges.
per: Karnataka High Court grants bail to IPS officer arrested in police recruitment scam (The Indian Express, 25 Sept 2023)
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15 Dec 2022
Charge sheet filed · CID, Karnataka
Charge sheet filed; central prosecution sanction under the PC Act later obtained.
per: Karnataka High Court grants bail to IPS officer arrested in police recruitment scam (The Indian Express, 25 Sept 2023)
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25 Sept 2023
Bail granted · Karnataka High Court
Bail to the IPS officer with conditions against intimidating junior investigators.
per: Karnataka High Court grants bail to IPS officer arrested in police recruitment scam (The Indian Express, 25 Sept 2023)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Government of Karnataka | 29 Apr 2022 | Re-examination ordered for the PSI recruitment. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Karnataka High Court grants bail to IPS officer arrested in police recruitment scam — The Indian Express · 25 Sept 2023 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported Karnataka PSI scam: ADGP arrest, explained — The Indian Express · 6 Jul 2022 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 9 Apr 2022 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 9 Apr 2022 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Cases registered after OMR mismatch complaints; exam-centre and recruitment-cell links probed. |
| 20 Apr 2022 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 15+ police personnel and centre operators arrested over the following months. |
| 15 Dec 2022 | ARRESTS_MADE → CHARGESHEET_FILED | Charge sheet filed; central prosecution sanction under the PC Act later obtained. |
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