After a 12-day chase, the Kalaburagi City Police on Friday finally succeeded in arresting R.D. Patil, kingpin and prime accused in the KEA Bluetooth scam, on the charge of helping candidates write exam using Bluetooth devices.
As per sources, the police received information about Patil’s hideout in Solapur district of Maharashtra. Then, they obtained clues about his movement towards Kalaburagi to surrender before court. The police intensified combing operations on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border and arrested him at 3 p.m. on the State border. He will be brought to Kalaburagi late in the evening.
Patil will be presented before a magistrate, after his medical examination.
