Crime Branch widens the Kerala PSC inquiry to irregularities flagged in three more recruitments

25 October 2026

The Crime Branch inquiry that began with the Kerala State Planning Board chief recruitment has been widened to cover irregularities flagged in three further Kerala Public Service Commission recruitments. The Special Investigation Team told the Kerala High Court it had received 180 complaints about the Commission, of which nine were found to need detailed investigation after preliminary scrutiny. The original case concerns a common test for three Planning Board chief posts in which answer sheets were only partly evaluated before rank lists were published. The Kerala Public Service Commission is a constitutional body created under Article 315 and advises the State Government on recruitment to its services.