<p>The heat generated by the police sub-inspector (PSI) exam scam is refusing to die down.</p>.<p>On Saturday, over 300 candidates who had cracked the exam held on October 3, 2021, staged a protest at Freedom Park in the heart of Bengaluru against the government’s<br />decision to cancel the exam results.</p>.<p>The protest was so vociferous that it drew the attention of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, prompting him to rush to the venue.</p>.<p>The government had cancelled the results and ordered a re-exam in April, after it emerged that many candidates had sneaked in through malpractice.</p>.<p>Thirty-two of them have been arrested so far from Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and other parts of Karnataka.</p>.<p>What’s more, a deputy superintendent of police and several staffers working in the recruitment wing of the state police have been arrested for manipulating the results in favour of candidates who bribed them.</p>.<p>At Freedom Park, protesters described the government’s decision as “arbitrary and unfair”.</p>.<p>“Why punish all for the misdeeds of a few,” argued Rakesh C, an engineer who is among the successful candidates.</p>.<p>The candidates were just days away from getting appointment letters when the scam blew up.</p>.<p>Rakesh asked the government to weed out all “dishonest” candidates and issue appointment letters to the rest.</p>.<p>In a statement, state police chief Praveen Sood had promised as much in April, but the government thought otherwise.</p>.<p>The candidates submitted a memorandum to the chief minister, who promised to “reconsider” the decision of annulling the exam results, but only after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submits a final report.</p>.<p>Candidates aren’t backing down. They have already challenged the government’s decision before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal and a hearing is scheduled for June 2.</p>
<p>The heat generated by the police sub-inspector (PSI) exam scam is refusing to die down.</p>.<p>On Saturday, over 300 candidates who had cracked the exam held on October 3, 2021, staged a protest at Freedom Park in the heart of Bengaluru against the government’s<br />decision to cancel the exam results.</p>.<p>The protest was so vociferous that it drew the attention of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, prompting him to rush to the venue.</p>.<p>The government had cancelled the results and ordered a re-exam in April, after it emerged that many candidates had sneaked in through malpractice.</p>.<p>Thirty-two of them have been arrested so far from Bengaluru, Kalaburagi and other parts of Karnataka.</p>.<p>What’s more, a deputy superintendent of police and several staffers working in the recruitment wing of the state police have been arrested for manipulating the results in favour of candidates who bribed them.</p>.<p>At Freedom Park, protesters described the government’s decision as “arbitrary and unfair”.</p>.<p>“Why punish all for the misdeeds of a few,” argued Rakesh C, an engineer who is among the successful candidates.</p>.<p>The candidates were just days away from getting appointment letters when the scam blew up.</p>.<p>Rakesh asked the government to weed out all “dishonest” candidates and issue appointment letters to the rest.</p>.<p>In a statement, state police chief Praveen Sood had promised as much in April, but the government thought otherwise.</p>.<p>The candidates submitted a memorandum to the chief minister, who promised to “reconsider” the decision of annulling the exam results, but only after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submits a final report.</p>.<p>Candidates aren’t backing down. They have already challenged the government’s decision before the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal and a hearing is scheduled for June 2.</p>
