The third JMFC court in Kalaburagi issued an arrest warrant against six people, including BJP leader Divya Hagaragi, in connection with the PSI recruitment exam scam, here on Tuesday. The accused, who is absconding, had approached the court for anticipatory bail and their petition was rejected.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) appealed to the court to issue the arrest warrant against Ms. Hagaragi, chairperson of Gyan Jyoti English Medium School where the exam malpractices were reported, Kashinath, principal of the school, Archana and Shanti Bai, teachers, and Junior Engineer Manjunath Melakundi.
Accepting the appeal, Santosh Srivastava, the judge, issued an arrest warrant and asked the accused to surrender before the investigating agency within a week.
