{
  "id": 16614031,
  "title": "Three Kerala PSC members appear before Crime Branch for questioning in exam fraud probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/three-kerala-psc-members-appear-before-crime-branch-for-questioning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T14:48:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/three-kerala-psc-members-appear-before-crime-branch-for-questioning-in-exam-fraud-probe/article71627356.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three members of the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) have appeared before the Crime Branch in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in a Kerala State Planning Board recruitment examination. The members, S. Sreekumar, S.A. Saif, and Stany Thomas, were questioned by the Special Investigation Team chief Inspector General S. Ajeetha Begum. Two additional PSC members are set to appear on Tuesday, while PSC chairperson M.R. Baiju has been summoned to appear on Wednesday. The PSC had initially informed the Crime Branch that it would not be able to appear for questioning, but this stance was rejected by the Kerala High Court. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan informed the Keralam Assembly that the irregularities in the PSC, including those concerning examinations, interviews, and answer script evaluations, have resulted in 188 complaints, with 180 received by the State Police Chief and three by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms department. A comprehensive probe is underway to investigate allegations of the PSC chairperson and members' involvement in the irregularities.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}