Chhattisgarh recruitment exam ‘scam’: ED alleges ₹45 lakh CSR payment to ex-CGPSC chief for favouring businessman's kin
Taman Singh Sonwani, who headed the CGPSC from 2020 to 2023, was arrested by the ED in July in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged corruption, question paper leaks and manipulation of examinations conducted by the commission in 2020 and 2021
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has accused former Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) chairperson Taman Singh Sonwani of receiving ₹45 lakh through an institution controlled by him, in exchange for favoring a businessman's son and daughter-in-law in the 2021 State service examination. The money was allegedly disguised as corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding.
The total amount of crime in this case is estimated at ₹3.28 crore, with the ED filing its first prosecution complaint before a special court in Raipur on September 22, 2026. Seven individuals were named as accused in the case, including Sonwani, Shravan Goyal, Lalit Ganvir, Utkarsh Chandrakar, Anil Chandrakar, Dr. Vikas Chandrakar, and Chetan Borghariya.
The ED claims that the money generated through corrupt examination arrangements was received by Gramin Vikas Samiti (GVS), an institution controlled by Sonwani, as CSR funding. Additionally, the agency alleges that money collected from candidates was used, transferred, or presented as legitimate transactions.
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