{
  "id": 3933512,
  "title": "Karnataka KPSC Recruitment Scam Intensifies As Kumaraswamy Accuses Priyank Kharge Of Overlooking AEE Selection Irregularities | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/karnataka-kpsc-recruitment-scam-intensifies-as-kumaraswamy-accuses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:03:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/karnataka-kpsc-recruitment-scam-intensifies-as-kumaraswamy-accuses-priyank-kharge-of-overlooking-aee-selection-irregularities-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy has accused Home Minister Priyank Kharge of overlooking serious irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment of Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs). According to Kumaraswamy, the actual cost for securing a KPSC selection was allegedly ₹80 lakh. After Kumaraswamy's statement, Kharge denied targeting anyone's family, asserting he was merely doing his job. Meanwhile, IAS officer Gyandendra Kumar Gangwar, who went into hiding after the ED began investigating the scam, appeared before CID sleuths, who are also probing the allegations. The KPSC Secretary had previously ignored the forensic lab's findings of discrepancies in the recruitment process, despite the court's suggestion to refer the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).",
  "summary": "Bengaluru: The scam in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), where the successful candidates were allegedly made to pay ₹ 80 lakh for selection is growing larger now with the Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy dragging the name of Home Minister Priyank Kharge in the earlier recruitment scam. #WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy says, \"... One youngster made an…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Karnataka KPSC Scam: Pralhad Joshi Accuses Congress Govt Of Shielding Missing IAS Officer Gyanendra Gangwar, Demands ED Action | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/karnataka-kpsc-scam-pralhad-joshi-accuses-congress-govt-of-shielding",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:14:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}