KPSC suspended chairperson Shivashankarappa Sahukar
Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths told a special court that suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar had carried out transactions worth around Rs 10 crore with city realtor SP Dayananda. They logged Rs 5 crore allegedly received by Dayananda from Sahukar between Aug and Dec 2025, and the collective transactions between the two men aggregated to over Rs 10 crore. Sahukar and Geetha were arrested on Oct 6 in connection with the alleged leak of questions and answers for a KPSC examination held on Jan 8 and 9 for the posts of veterinary doctors.
ED told the court that it had recovered handwritten account sheets from the realtor’s car, according to sources. Bengaluru: The ongoing investigations into the alleged cash-for-job scam at Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) took an interesting turn. The revelations were made when ED sought the extension of judicial custody of Sahukar, currently lodged in judicial custody at Parappana Agrahara prison. Another accused, BV Geetha, a member of KPSC, is also in judicial custody. The papers had the name and contact numbers of Sahukar. Also, ED explained to the court that Sahukar and Dayananda had financial transactions outside banking channels.