{
  "id": 9339494,
  "title": "Chhattisgarh recruitment exam ‘scam’: ED alleges ₹45 lakh CSR payment to ex-CGPSC chief for favouring businessman's kin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/chhattisgarh-recruitment-exam-scam-ed-alleges-45-lakh-csr-payment-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-recruitment-exam-scam-ed-alleges-45-lakh-csr-payment-to-ex-cgpsc-chief-for-favouring-businessmans-kin/article71500039.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 as corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding in return for favouring a businessman's son and daughter-in-law in the 2021 State service examination. The total proceeds of crime in this case are estimated at ₹3.28 crore, according to the ED. Seven individuals, including Sonwani, Shravan Goyal, and several others, have been named as accused in the prosecution complaint filed by the ED. The alleged corruption involved manipulation of the examination process, selection of candidates, and use of funds from candidates as legitimate transactions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}