Two extra individuals have been arrested in reference to the Karnataka Energy Transmission Company Restricted (KPTCL) recruitment examination, police stated.
26-year-old Yellappa, a resident of Gokak, and 27-year-old Nagappa, a resident of Chikkodi, had been arrested Tuesday. Sources stated Yellappa offered digital units to the aspirants however offered solutions sitting in Shirahattihalli. Nagappa was one of many aspirants, who went to the examination centre with digital units and wrote the paper.
Belagavi Superintendent of Police Sanjeev M. Patil stated that they’ve booked a case underneath Sections 411, 417, 420, 426, 406, 511, 116 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused have been produced earlier than the Justice of the Peace and additional investigations are underway, he added.
Amongst these arrested, there are aspirants who wrote the examinations and the individuals who leaked the query papers moreover a few of the authorities officers concerned. Presently, the police suspect that Sanjay Bandari alias Sanju is the kingpin of the rip-off. It’s suspected that the gang collected Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh from the candidates to offer them solutions utilizing digital devices, together with smartwatches and Bluetooth units.
The KPTCL had on January 24 this 12 months invited functions to refill 1,492 posts within the division. This included 505 assistant engineers (energy), 28 assistant engineers (civil), 570 junior engineers (energy), 29 junior engineers (civil) and 360 junior assistants. The examinations for technical posts had been held on August 23 and 24, whereas the aptitude exams for junior assistants and Kannada language examination for technical positions had been held on August 7.
The KPTCL is a sole electrical energy transmission and distribution firm of Karnataka owned by the federal government. The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) holds examinations for recruitment within the KPTCL.