Karnataka Exam Topper Arrested After CCTV Reveals Google Lens Cheating
· India · Indian Express, The Hindu
Shankar Bannur, 31, has been arrested after police found he used Google Lens to cheat during the Karnataka Village Administrative Officer recruitment exam. Bannur had topped the Haveri district merit list with a score of 151 out of 200. CCTV footage from the Shiggaon exam centre captured him scanning the question paper with his mobile phone. Police are now investigating why exam staff failed to conduct proper checks at the entry point.
Why it matters
The incident exposes significant security lapses in state-level recruitment exams, potentially compromising the integrity of the selection process for government positions.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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