KALABURGI
Taking exception to the Criminal Investigation Department projecting some of the accused arrested in the PSI recruitment scam as the kingpins, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson and MLA for Chittapur Priyank Kharge said that the real kingpins are still at large.
RD Patil and Divya Hagaragi who are already arrested in the scam are not the kingpins. The real kingpins are in Bengaluru and are being protected by the government. I feel that the government is trying to close the investigation by projecting some of the accused that are already arrested as the kingpins. That is why the CID is showing little interest in expanding the scope of the investigation beyond Kalaburagi, Priyank Kharge said, at a media conference at Aiwan-e-Shahi guest house.
Recalling Home Minister Araga Jnanendra’s reply in the Legislative Council on March 10 on the PSI recruitment scam, Kharge said that the Minister had misled the House with his attempt to cover up the scam.
Taking exceptions to the CID for selective leaking of investigation information, Priyank Kharge demanded the government make public the complete information about the investigation and the involvement of each person in the scam.
There were complaints that Bluetooth devices were used to carry out malpractices in that exam too. The Home Minister should clarify the status of its investigation. Some reports indicated that the key accused in the police constable recruitment scam and the current PSI recruitment scam are the same. The accused were so confident of government protection that they committed another crime after going scot-free in the first one, Mr. Priyank Kharge said.
