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ED Arrests Suspended KPSC Chairman and Member in Recruitment Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate is investigating how veterinary officers were recruited through Karnataka’s Public Service Commission.
The agency arrested the commission’s suspended chairman, Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, and commission member B. V. Geetha.
The arrests happened on Tuesday.
The investigation concerns suspected money laundering connected to the recruitment process.
The agency also searched a Bengaluru flat where Sahukar lived.
It said it would ask a judge for permission to keep the two in custody.
The article says the agency’s probe also involved statements from an arrested official and a middleman.
The allegations are under investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar on Tuesday.
KPSC member B. V. Geetha was also arrested.
The arrests are linked to an ED money-laundering probe into veterinary officer recruitment through KPSC.
The ED conducted a fresh search at a Bengaluru flat where Sahukar lived.
The agency said it would seek custody of both accused after presenting them before a special judge.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar and KPSC member B. V. Geetha.
- What
- The arrests are part of a money-laundering probe into the recruitment of veterinary officers through KPSC.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify a calendar date.
- Why
- The arrests are connected to the ED’s investigation into suspected money laundering related to KPSC veterinary officer recruitment.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Commission
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC)
- Arrested
- Suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar and commission member B. V. Geetha
- Recruitment under investigation
- Veterinary officers recruited through KPSC
- Search location
- A Bengaluru flat where Sahukar lived
- Next stated step
- The ED said it would seek custody after producing the pair before a special judge
- Other statements cited
- Statements from arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and middleman Basavaraj Kannale
Quotes
Bengaluru Zone ED official
Enforcement Directorate official who confirmed the arrests.
“Their custody will be sought after production before a special judge.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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