Karnataka grants statewide powers to KPSC scam SIT

Bengaluru, Oct 30 (UNI) The Karnataka government on Friday notified the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment scam as a police station, empowering it to investigate the cases across the state and file final reports before competent courts. The government order, issued on October 30, follows the Karnataka High Court's October 28 direction to make the SIT operational and facilitate the transfer of investigation records from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The notification declares the SIT a police station under Section 2(1)(u) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, with jurisdiction extending…