KPSC Scam: IAS Officer Who Fled Ahead Of ED Raid Arrested By CID
Bengaluru: Karnataka IAS officer Gyandendra Kumar Gangwar, who absconded to escape the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) probe with respect to Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) scam in recruitment of veterinary doctors, has been arrested by the CID. After evading the ED sleuths, the officer had appeared before the CID, which is probing into the scam and issued notices to all the accused in…
Karnataka IAS officer Gyandendra Kumar Gangwar, who fled to avoid an ED investigation into the KPSC scam over recruitment of veterinary doctors, has been apprehended by the CID, according to sources. Gangwar had evaded the ED investigators and later appeared before them, facing a grilling session that lasted over 11 hours from Friday to Saturday.
He was subsequently detained by the CID and taken into custody on Sunday morning after a medical examination. The middlemen involved in the scam demanded and collected ₹80 lakh from the successful candidates, while Gangwar, who was the controller of examination during the recruitment process, is accused of allowing the editing of OMR sheets and falsely promoting candidates with scores as low as 400 as top performers.
The KPSC Chairman, Shivashankarappa Sahukar, who was already facing a separate case of submitting false income certificates, was also involved in this investigation. The Karnataka Governor had previously suspended him from his position. The ED raided 13 locations connected to the KPSC scam, including the residence of Gangwar, who had fled to avoid arrest.
Gangwar initially claimed to have attended a family emergency in his home state of Uttar Pradesh, but later the Chief Minister's office confirmed that he had absconded.
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