Case file · KEA · surfaced 1 Nov 2023
KEA recruitment exams 2023 — Bluetooth relay at Kalaburagi
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
In KEA-conducted recruitment exams at Kalaburagi, candidates received answers through Bluetooth devices in an operation police traced to school premises used as centres. The CID arrested centre insiders including two principals; the accused organiser — earlier arrested in the 2022 PSI recruitment case and charged in FDA/SDA exam cases — was booked under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, and bail was refused in June 2024.
- Examination
- KEA Board Recruitment Examinations 2023 (various boards)
- Conducting body
- Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)
- Exam date
- 29 Oct 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
- 29 Oct 2023
- Surfaced
- 1 Nov 2023
- States
- Karnataka
- Candidates affected
- ~1.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- State govt at the time
- INC, Karnataka
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
714
days (1y 349d) · last movement 2024-06-27
Accountability Gap Index
national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →
0 / 7
- ✗ FIR within 30 days
- ✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
- ✗ Any conviction
- ✗ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
- ✗ Fee refund documented
- ✗ Official permanently removed
- ✗ Reform gazette-notified
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How it surfaced
Who found it
Police investigation
Exam-day surveillance and device recoveries at Kalaburagi centres exposed the Bluetooth relay.
The docket
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1 Nov 2023
Arrest · Kalaburagi Police / CID
Kalaburagi KEA case, 2023
Arrests over Bluetooth-assisted answering in KEA exams; two school principals among those held.
per: Court rejects bail plea by accused in KEA exam Bluetooth scam (The Hindu, 27 Jun 2024)
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27 Jun 2024
Order / direction · Principal District & Sessions Court, Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi Sessions Court order, 27.06.2024
Bail refused to the accused organiser and nine others; KCOCA invoked.
per: Court rejects bail plea by accused in KEA exam Bluetooth scam (The Hindu, 27 Jun 2024)
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Court rejects bail plea by accused in KEA exam Bluetooth scam — The Hindu · 27 Jun 2024 [archived]
Status log
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| 1 Nov 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 1 Nov 2023 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | Arrests over Bluetooth-assisted answering in KEA exams; two school principals among those held. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Karnataka Examinations Authority Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — KEA recruitment exams 2023 — Bluetooth relay at Kalaburagi Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated [date] concerning the question paper leak in KEA Board Recruitment Examinations 2023 (various boards). 2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed. 3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter. 4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date. 5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter. I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me. Regards, [Applicant name] [Address] [Date]
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