Constable recruitment exams: Coaching centres in the dock for impersonation racket

Officials of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the impersonation case in police constables’ recruitment exams carried out final yr discovered that the racket was being operated from two teaching centres in Gokak and Belagavi. It was to assist 21 candidates who had enrolled in the centre to clear exams by unlawful means. While the CID sleuths arrested 4 school membes from Ekalavya and Darideepa teaching centres, the kingpin, recognized as Basavaraj Dundanahatti, is on the run.

“We have some clues on the accused and he will be arrested soon,” Sara Fathima, Superintendent of Police , CID, heading the investigation, stated .

The accused had been arrested for conspiracy in impersonation of candidates in numerous written and bodily examinations in return for cash starting from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh from every candidate.

According to the CID officers the examinations had been carried out for posts of Civil Police Constable for civil and reserve forces throughout the State between September to November final yr . It is discovered that in these examinations some individuals impersonated the unique candidates and attended the examination. Among the impersonators, the CID officers arrested 5 police constables who had been caught purple handed whereas writing exams on behalf of the candidates. The accused constables have been dismissed from service pending prison circumstances in opposition to them.

As many as 21 circumstances had been registered in numerous police stations throughout the State, together with 11 in Bengaluru, 5 in Belagavi and one every in Ballari, Chitradurga, Yadgir, Shivamogga and Hubballi-Dharwad. So far, 61 accused individuals have been arrested.