{
  "id": 5382940,
  "title": "Jailed IAS officer suspended in Karnataka’s veterinarian recruitment scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/jailed-ias-officer-suspended-in-karnatakas-veterinarian-recruitment-5382940",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jailed-ias-officer-suspended-in-karnatakas-veterinarian-recruitment-scam-10862284/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Karnataka government has suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar in connection with a veterinarian recruitment scam in the state's Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department. Gangwar, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in relation to alleged fraud in the selection process, was produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody on August 30. The state government cited the gravity of the allegations and the fact that Gangwar had been in custody for over 48 hours when it ordered his suspension. During his suspension, Gangwar is to be paid subsistence allowance and cannot leave the headquarters without written permission from the state government. The controversy surrounding Gangwar's role in the recruitment process has led to three FIRs being registered in the case, with the CID sending OMR sheets of 329 candidates to the state Forensic Science Laboratory for forensic analysis.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Jailed IAS officer suspended in Karnataka’s veterinarian recruitment scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/jailed-ias-officer-suspended-in-karnatakas-veterinarian-recruitment",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:12:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Karnataka: Report on plugging exam and recruitment loopholes sought",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/karnataka-report-on-plugging-exam-and-recruitment-loopholes-sought",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:16:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}