{
  "id": 17941233,
  "title": "Kerala PSC under the scanner: How allegations of examination irregularities have triggered multiple Crime Branch probes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/kerala-psc-under-the-scanner-how-allegations-of-examination",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:28:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-psc-under-the-scanner-how-allegations-of-examination-irregularities-have-triggered-multiple-crime-branch-probes/article71659660.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC), the State's primary recruitment agency for government jobs, is under intense investigation over allegations of irregularities in several examinations. The saga began with the discovery of unanswered questions in a 2023 examination for senior posts at the State Planning Board. This sparked a probe by the Crime Branch, which has now escalated into a full-scale investigation. A Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Inspector General of Police S. Ajeetha Begum, is examining complaints across multiple recruitment examinations.",
  "summary": "What began with the discovery of unevaluated answers in a 2023 examination for senior posts in the State Planning Board has snowballed into a wider investigation by the Crime Branch",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}