KPTCL examination recruitment scam: Two more arrested, probe underway

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) recruitment examination, police said.

26-year-old Yellappa, a resident of Gokak, and 27-year-old Nagappa, a resident of Chikkodi, were arrested Tuesday. Sources said Yellappa provided electronic devices to the aspirants but provided answers sitting in Shirahattihalli. Nagappa was one of the aspirants, who went to the examination centre with electronic devices and wrote the paper.

Belagavi Superintendent of Police Sanjeev M. Patil said that they have booked a case under Sections 411, 417, 420, 426, 406, 511, 116 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused have been produced before the magistrate and further investigations are underway, he added.