KEA executive director, 2 others booked under anti-corruption Act

BENGALURU: Acting on a court directive, police registered an FIR against three persons, including executive director of Karnataka Examinations Authority, under the Prevention of Corruption Act.In his complaint, Vijay Shankar KR from Mangaluru said in 2018, one Sridhar, claiming to be a KEA employee, took money (in cash and demand draft) to allot a medical seat to his son Dhanush VS. But Dhanush was not allotted a seat and Sridhar didn't return the amount.The FIR identifies the accused as the KEA executive director, Sridhar from Nagasandra and Harini from TR Nagar. Vijay Shankar said he trusted Sridhar because he had a KEA ID card and was seen conversing with other staffers. "In 2018, I handed over a demand draft of Rs 6,83,100, drawn in KEA's name. Then, I gave a DD of Rs 30,73,950 towards tuition fee to Sridhar after he promised my son would be allotted a medical college seat in Bagalkote. I also paid Rs 20 lakh to him in the form of a fixed deposit. Later, I realised my son was not allotted any seat. The DD drawn in KEA's name was used by Harini, who joined a medical college in Bengaluru," the complaint read. KEA executive director S Ramya said: "In 2018, a boy came to KEA office for counselling along with Sridhar, who posed as his uncle. Sridhar is not employed with KEA. He had also brought his daughter along the same day and passed on the DDs for his daughter's admission instead of using them for the boy. KEA does not check whose DD it is as it only shows who it's payable for. The boy should file a cheating case against Sridhar. We are no way involved in this..."