The CID officials began questioning arrested ADGP Amrit Paul on Tuesday to ascertain possible financial transactions between him and his staff linked to the PSI scam.
According to sources, Paul confessed to have knowledge about the irregularities in the recruitment process during his tenure as ADGP, Recruitment, but refuted the allegations that he had taken money from the candidates.
Senior officials of CID, including P.S. Sandhu, Director General of Police (DGP), are supervising the investigations and questioning Paul based on the statement of the Deputy Superintendent of Police Shanthakumar about the scam. The questions posed by the CID team is on handing over the key of the strong room to Shanthakumar. The officials are also verifying if any transactions have been made to the account of Paul during the scam.
