Bengaluru court acquits former KPSC Chairman H.N Krishna and six others in 1998 batch KAS selection scam case
A Bengaluru court has acquitted former KPSC Chairman H.N. Krishna and six others in a long-pending case related to the 1998 batch KAS selection process. The accused were cleared of charges including cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. The verdict concludes a legal battle that lasted close to two decades.
- ▪The Bengaluru court acquitted seven accused in the 1998 KAS selection case.
- ▪The charges included cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy.
- ▪Former KPSC Chairman H.N. Krishna, two candidates, and three KPSC employees were among those acquitted.
- ▪One accused was dropped from the proceedings earlier in the case.
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In a verdict that brings nearly a two-decade-long legal battle to a close, a Bengaluru court has acquitted all seven accused persons in the alleged scam in the process of selection to the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ gazetted probationers posts in the infamous 1998 batch by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).The acquitted include former KPSC chairman H.N. Krishna (Accused No. 1), two selected candidates, Asha Parveen (Accused No. 2) and Salma Firdous (Accused No. 3), and three then employees of KPSC, K. Narasimha, P. Gopi Krishna and M.B. Banakar (Accused No. 5, 6, and 7). They were acquitted from the charges of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. Another accused was dropped from the criminal proceedings at an earlier stage.
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