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Case file · KEA · surfaced 1 Nov 2023

KEA recruitment exams 2023 — Bluetooth relay at Kalaburagi

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

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

Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.

How it surfaced

Who found it

Police investigation

Exam-day surveillance and device recoveries at Kalaburagi centres exposed the Bluetooth relay.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

  1. 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)

  2. 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

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,
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[Address]
[Date]
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