Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Karnataka IAS Officer Arrested in Veterinary Recruitment Fraud Case
Police in Karnataka arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar.
They say the arrest is connected to an alleged problem in choosing veterinarians for 400 government jobs.
The jobs were in the state Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department.
Gangwar was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department for two days.
Police are looking at his earlier work as controller of examinations at the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
He held that position from 2024 to March 2026.
Gangwar is now a director in Karnataka’s Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
The allegations are still part of a police investigation.
Karnataka Police arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar on Saturday over an alleged recruitment fraud.
The case concerns the selection of veterinarians for 400 vacancies in the state Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department.
Gangwar was questioned for two days by the Criminal Investigation Department before his arrest.
Investigators are examining his tenure as controller of examinations at the Karnataka Public Service Commission from 2024 to March 2026.
Gangwar is currently director of the Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Karnataka’s Commerce and Industries Ministry.
- Who
- Karnataka Police arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar.
- What
- He was arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving the selection of veterinarians for 400 vacancies.
- When
- The arrest took place on Saturday, after two days of questioning; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The case concerns Karnataka government recruitment and Gangwar’s work at the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
- Why
- Police are investigating alleged irregularities in the veterinarian selection process and Gangwar’s role during his tenure as controller of examinations.
- Arrested person
- Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, a Karnataka-cadre IAS officer
- Alleged case
- Fraud in the selection of veterinarians
- Vacancies involved
- 400
- Investigating agency
- Karnataka Police’s Criminal Investigation Department
- Previous post under scrutiny
- Controller of examinations at the Karnataka Public Service Commission
- Tenure under scrutiny
- 2024 to March 2026
- Current position
- Director, Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Karnataka Commerce and Industries Ministry