Fake marks cards exposed, 52 Group D employees suspended after decade-old recruitment scandal

Fifty-two Group D employees appointed to the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department have been suspended for allegedly submitting fake SSLC marks cards. The department issued a notification for the recruitment in March 2015, and the final list was published in November of the same year. The scandal came to light in 2023 after an individual lodged a complaint alleging that several candidates submitted fake SSLC marks cards to secure jobs.