Bengaluru, Oct. 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has expanded its probe into alleged irregularities in Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment, with former chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar and KPSC member B.V. Geetha reportedly taken into custody for questioning following fresh searches in Bengaluru.

The action came amid reports that IAS officer Gnanendra Kumar, who is being questioned by the agency, has provided investigators with details of an alleged network that operated around government recruitment.

ED officials reportedly carried out a second search at Shivashankarappa's residence in Dollars Colony on Tuesday, October 6. The team arrived around noon and questioned the former chairman after conducting searches...