Archive · 23 Sep 2026
ED Files CGPSC Exam Scam Complaint Against Seven Accused
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a formal complaint against seven people in an alleged examination-rigging case.
The case concerns recruitment tests held by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission.
The agency says a former commission chairman received Rs 45 lakh through an institution he controlled.
It alleges the money was connected to helping a businessman’s son and daughter-in-law get selected.
The agency also says other people collected money from candidates by promising examination papers and jobs.
The alleged money collected from candidates was about Rs 3.13 crore.
Together, the ED says the suspected proceeds of crime total Rs 3.28 crore.
The complaint still contains allegations that will be considered by the court.
The Enforcement Directorate filed its first prosecution complaint against seven people before the Special PMLA Court in Raipur.
The accused include former CGPSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani, businessman Shravan Goyal and former commission officials.
The ED alleges Goyal’s company paid Rs 45 lakh to Sonwani’s institution to favour his son and daughter-in-law in the 2021 examination.
Investigators allege candidates paid about Rs 3.13 crore for advance access to examination papers and guaranteed selections.
The ED quantified the alleged proceeds of crime at Rs 3.28 crore, while the complaint contains 99 pages and about 3,700 pages of documents.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate named former CGPSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani, businessman Shravan Goyal and five others as accused.
- What
- The agency filed its first prosecution complaint over alleged corruption, question-paper leaks and manipulation of CGPSC recruitment examinations.
- When
- The complaints were reported as filed on September 22 and September 23; the alleged irregularities concern examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021.
- Where
- Before the Special PMLA Court in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- The ED alleges that money, examination-paper access and changes to recruitment rules were used to favour selected candidates.
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Court
- Special PMLA Court, Raipur
- Accused
- Seven people
- Complaint size
- 99 pages, accompanied by about 3,700 pages of documents
- Alleged CSR payment
- Rs 45 lakh paid to Gramin Vikas Samiti in two instalments of Rs 20 lakh and Rs 25 lakh
- Alleged candidate collections
- Rs 3.13 crore
- Total proceeds of crime identified
- Rs 3.28 crore