J&K PSI exam scam: Bengaluru house raided

BENGALURU: Sleuths from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided 30 places, including a house in Bengaluru, in connection with their ongoing investigation into the irregularities in the exam for the posts of police sub-inspectors in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
The exams were held in March this year and the results announced in April. As soon as allegations of malpractice and irregularities surfaced, J&K Lt. governor Manoj Sinha ordered an inquiry into the matter. Further, the case was transferred to CBI. According to CBI, the raids were conducted at 28 locations in Jammu, one at Srinagar and one in Bengaluru. The FIR by CBI identifies 33 suspects.
A press release from CBI read: “It was alleged that the accused entered into conspiracy amongst officials of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), a Bengaluru-based private company, beneficiary candidates and others, and caused gross irregularities in conduct of written examination for the posts of sub-inspectors. It was further alleged that there was abnormally high percentage of selected candidates from Jammu, Rajouri and Samba districts. Violation of rules by JKSSB was allegedly found in assigning the task of setting question paper to the Bengaluru-based private company.”