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Crime
KPSC Officials Extort Bribes by Withholding Merit List Marks
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 05 Oct 2026, 12:16 PM
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Karnataka Public Service Commission officials allegedly withheld candidates' marks from merit lists to extort bribes, according to an investigation by The Indian Express.
Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) officials are accused of withholding candidates' marks from official merit lists to extort bribes, according to an investigation by The Indian Express.
The report alleges that the officials used the withheld marks as leverage, demanding money from aspirants in exchange for reinstating or improving their positions on the merit list.
No formal statement has yet been released by the KPSC or the state government, and the investigation is still underway.
The report alleges that the officials used the withheld marks as leverage, demanding money from aspirants in exchange for reinstating or improving their positions on the merit list.
No formal statement has yet been released by the KPSC or the state government, and the investigation is still underway.