ED Attaches Assets of Karnataka IPS Officer in Police SI Recruitment Scam

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets worth Rs 1.53 crore belonging to Karnataka IPS officer Amrit Paul and head constable Sridhar H.
• The attachment is part of a money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment process in Karnataka during 2021-22.
• Amrit Paul, a 1995-batch IPS officer, was arrested in 2022 by the Karnataka CID for his alleged involvement in the SI recruitment scam.
• Paul is accused of facilitating unauthorized access to the strongroom where OMR answer sheets were kept, allowing tampering to ensure undeserving candidates' selection.
• Separately, the ED also attached assets worth Rs 19.46 crore of BMS Educational Trust in a 'seat blocking scam' case.

Why It Matters: ED attaches assets of IPS officer and others in Karnataka SI recruitment scam, highlighting corruption in public service.