Archive · 25 Aug 2026
ED Raid Suggests IAS Officer Left Amid KPSC Scam Probe
Investigators are examining an alleged cash-for-posting scam linked to veterinary-doctor recruitment by the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
They searched the home of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar.
Gangwar had taken emergency leave and traveled to Delhi.
He said the reason was his father’s poor health, according to Home Minister Priyank Kharge.
Investigators believe he left while they were questioning people connected to the case.
They needed police help to enter his home because the keys were missing.
The search found almost nothing except a printer.
The ED has asked Gangwar to appear with documents, but the article says he had not yet been found.
The Directorate of Enforcement raided IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar’s Bengaluru residence over the KPSC recruitment scam.
Gangwar reportedly took emergency leave, citing his father’s illness, and flew to Delhi shortly before an Indigo flight departed.
The officer was Comptroller of Examinations during KPSC’s recruitment of veterinary doctors and is now MSME managing director.
ED officials found no papers or digital materials at his home, apart from a printer, and also searched his ancestral home in Uttar Pradesh.
The ED ordered Gangwar to appear on August 25 with veterinary-recruitment documents, but he had reportedly not been traced.
- Who
- The Directorate of Enforcement, IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, and other people connected to the Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment process.
- What
- The ED searched Gangwar’s residences and summoned him for questioning in an alleged cash-for-posting scam involving veterinary-doctor recruitment.
- When
- The searches took place on Sunday and Monday; Gangwar was ordered to appear on August 25.
- Where
- Gangwar’s residence in Bengaluru and his ancestral residence in Uttar Pradesh; he reportedly traveled to Delhi.
- Why
- The ED is investigating alleged irregularities and cash-for-posting claims in KPSC’s veterinary-doctor recruitment.
Investigators’ account
Officer’s stated explanation
Reason for leaving
Investigators’ account
The ED-related account says Gangwar took emergency leave and left while officials were pursuing questioning in the scam investigation.
Officer’s stated explanation
Home Minister Priyank Kharge said Gangwar told him he had gone to attend to his father’s health conditions.
Availability for questioning
Investigators’ account
The ED summoned Gangwar to appear on August 25 with documents and reportedly had not traced him at the time of the report.
Officer’s stated explanation
Kharge said the officer would return within a day or two.
Search results
Investigators’ account
ED officials searched Gangwar’s Bengaluru home and ancestral residence in Uttar Pradesh; the Bengaluru search reportedly found no relevant papers or digital material.
Officer’s stated explanation
The article does not report a response from Gangwar disputing the searches or their findings.
- Investigating agency
- Directorate of Enforcement (ED)
- Case
- Alleged cash-for-posting scam in Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment
- Recruitment involved
- Veterinary doctors
- Officer involved
- IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar
- Gangwar’s former role
- Comptroller of Examinations during the recruitment process
- Search findings
- No papers or digital material were reportedly found at his home, except a printer
- ED summons
- Gangwar was asked to appear on August 25 with veterinary-recruitment documents