{
  "id": 3926197,
  "title": "Karnataka KPSC Scam: Pralhad Joshi Accuses Congress Govt Of Shielding Missing IAS Officer Gyanendra Gangwar, Demands ED Action | Video",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/karnataka-kpsc-scam-pralhad-joshi-accuses-congress-govt-of-shielding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:14:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/karnataka-kpsc-scam-pralhad-joshi-accuses-congress-govt-of-shielding-missing-ias-officer-gyanendra-gangwar-demands-ed-action-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Minister Pralhad Joshi accused the Congress government in Karnataka of shielding a missing IAS officer, Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who is reportedly linked to the KPSC recruitment scam. Joshi demanded the officer be traced and produced before investigating agencies, questioning how a senior bureaucrat could disappear without the government's knowledge. Joshi alleged that the state machinery was involved in protecting him, and that the government was both responsible for and a beneficiary of the scandal. Gangwar was the Controller of Examinations at the Karnataka Public Service Commission when irregularities in a veterinary officer recruitment examination were discovered. The Enforcement Directorate had raided Gangwar's premises in Bengaluru and Uttar Pradesh, and allegations of large-scale irregularities and illegal financial collection from job aspirants emerged. Joshi claimed that if the ED or Criminal Investigation Department took Gangwar into custody, the entire government scandal would be exposed.",
  "summary": "Hubballi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka was shielding a missing IAS officer allegedly linked to the KPSC recruitment scam and demanded that the officer be traced and produced before investigating agencies. Reacting to reports of the officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar going missing, Joshi questioned how a senior bureaucrat could disappear…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Karnataka KPSC Recruitment Scam Intensifies As Kumaraswamy Accuses Priyank Kharge Of Overlooking AEE Selection Irregularities | Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/karnataka-kpsc-recruitment-scam-intensifies-as-kumaraswamy-accuses",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:03:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}