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IPS Officer Alok Kumar Challenges Objections Over KPSC SIT Appointment
- •Senior Karnataka IPS officer Alok Kumar strongly contested the state government's objections regarding his appointment to head the KPSC recruitment scam SIT.
- •Kumar clarified that a past CBI probe into a 2019 phone-tapping controversy resulted in a closure report accepted by a special court in February 2024.
- •He also pointed out that the Central Administrative Tribunal quashed a show-cause notice and charge sheet against him in October 2025.
- •The Karnataka High Court initially appointed Kumar to lead a court-monitored SIT to investigate alleged irregularities in KPSC recruitment exams.
- •Following Supreme Court interventions and modifications, the state DGP will now select a revised SIT team, removing Kumar from the original lineup.
Key Questions Answered
Alok Kumar contested the government's objections because he argued that submissions regarding a pending CBI probe from the 2019 phone-tapping controversy were factually incorrect and ignored a B-report closure accepted by the Special CBI Court in February 2024.
Following the Karnataka government's challenge against the High Court's formation of the SIT and choice of members, the Supreme Court modified the directions to leave the selection of the SIT head to the State DGP and gave liberty to suggest replacements.
The Karnataka High Court ordered the SIT probe on September 21, 2026, to investigate the selection of the suspended KPSC chairperson's daughter as an Industrial Extension Officer and alleged illegalities in selecting 400 veterinary officers.
