The government has ordered a CID probe into the exam scam at the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Over 30 accused, including the kingpin RD Patil, have been arrested. Several FIRs have been registered in connection with the scam in Yadgir and Kalaburagi. Candidates were caught using Bluetooth devices disguised as hearing aids to cheat in the competitive examinations. The case files have been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department.
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Fugitive drug ring kingpin Lalit Patil, who had fled from Pune’s Sassoon hospital on October 2, was nabbed from a restaurant near Bengaluru by a Sakinaka police team on Tuesday. This article discusses his arrest and the plans of the police to invoke the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against him and his aides. It also mentions the ongoing investigation into his escape.