{
  "id": 8182415,
  "title": "Bribes for Karnataka vet posts funded Rs 52 lakh jewellery for IAS officer’s friend: CID",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/bribes-for-karnataka-vet-posts-funded-rs-52-lakh-jewellery-for-ias",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T05:24:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-kpsc-veterinary-recruitment-scam-52-lakh-money-trail-10883177/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bribes allegedly paid to a middleman funded the purchase of £52,000 worth of jewellery for a friend of a senior IAS officer, according to a probe conducted by the CID (CBI) into the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) veterinary doctor recruitment scam. The middleman, Basavaraj Kannale, was arrested and presented before a court in Bengaluru during a bail hearing. The CID found that 11 aspirants paid around £70,000 in bank transfers to Kannale, who then deposited the funds into accounts belonging to friends in Bidar region. The money was then transferred to a gold showroom where the jewellery was purchased. CCTV footage also showed Kannale and a female friend buying jewellery worth £21,000 and £23,000 at the same store. Additionally, around £11,000 was used to fund air travel for Gangwar's female friend. The CID presented evidence of a close relationship between Kannale and the IAS officer, Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who served as the commission's exam controller from 2024 to 2026. The middleman was arrested at Delhi airport on August 30 while attempting to flee to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, according to the CID.",
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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."
}