Corruption in Bengaluru’s engineering admissions has reached a new low, with ED attaching three high-value properties totaling ₹19.46 crore from BMS Educational Trust insiders. The January 21 operation under anti-money laundering laws hit a plot and two flats hard.
Rooted in FIRs from local stations, the scandal involves seat blocking during Karnataka Examination Authority processes. Trust-run colleges peddled seats through intermediaries, amassing cash surcharges unrecorded in books.
May and June operations netted ₹1.86 crore cash, plus damning records—handwritten notes, app conversations, documents—tying ₹20.20 crore to illegal sales. Staff and agents verified the graft, which funded lavish trustee lifestyles.
This unfolding saga reveals how meritocracy is undermined by greed. With ED pressing ahead, expect wider implications for educational trusts nationwide. It’s a clarion call for transparent, regulated admissions to safeguard student futures.