IPS, IAS Officer Suspended By K'taka Govt In PSI Recruitment Scam, Bribery Cases Respectively

The Karnataka government suspended IPS officer Amrit Paul on July 4 after the Crime Investigation Team (CID) arrested him for his suspected participation in the police sub-inspector (PSI) recruitment scam. IAS officer J Manjunath, former DC of Bengaluru Urban, was also suspended by the Karnataka government after being detained in a bribery case by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai praised his administration for acting quickly.