BENGALURU, Sept. 22 -- The Karnataka high court on Monday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by senior IPS officer Alok Kumar to conduct a fresh probe into the alleged KPSC veterinary recruitment scam, taking the investigation away from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and giving the new team 100 days to complete it.

Justice M Nagaprasanna, who passed the order on a batch of petitions, including those filed by BJP MLA Basanagouda R Patil Yatnal, the All Karnataka State Students Association and several successful and unsuccessful candidates, directed the SIT to conduct a fresh investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 400 Veterinary Officers in Group A.

The SIT will comprise Alok Kumar,...