The Criminal Investigation Department has questioned the president of Om Lakshmi Souharda Cooperative Society Bank in Bhalki, Bidar district, over financial transactions allegedly linked to Basavaraj Kannale, an intermediary arrested in the KPSC recruitment scam case.
The questioning took place at the bank in the Upadhyaya Layout area of Bhalki, according to a report by Prajavani. The CID inquiry focused on transactions involving Kannale and the cooperative bank, although investigators did not share details about the questioning.
After appearing before the investigators, bank president Omkar told reporters that claims that 17 accounts belonging to Kannale were held at the bank were not true. He said Kannale had arranged for ₹70 lakh to be deposited into the bank’s account through some young men.
Omkar said that ₹15 lakh was later transferred back to a Bima Gold account provided by Kannale. He described the transaction as the only financial dealing between them and denied having any other business or relationship with the intermediary.
“I have submitted all documents to the CID officials,” Omkar said, according to the report. The bank president’s statements concern his account of the transactions and do not establish the investigators’ conclusions in the case.
The KPSC recruitment scam investigation concerns alleged irregularities in the recruitment process conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission. Kannale has been arrested in connection with the case, and the CID is examining financial transactions that may help establish the movement of funds and the roles of people linked to the investigation.
The questioning of a cooperative bank official brings a financial-records dimension to the case. Bank accounts, deposit trails and return transfers can become important evidence in an investigation when agencies are examining suspected intermediaries and their contacts. However, the available report does not disclose whether the CID has reached any conclusion about the ₹70 lakh deposit or the ₹15 lakh transfer.
The report also does not state that Omkar has been arrested, named as an accused or accused of wrongdoing. It records his denial of any relationship with Kannale beyond the transaction he described and notes that he provided documents to investigators.
The CID declined to share information about the questioning. Further details will depend on the agency’s examination of the submitted records and any subsequent developments in the KPSC recruitment scam investigation.
