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ED Examines Flat Linked to Karnataka KPSC Recruitment Racket
Investigators are looking into a job recruitment scam in Karnataka.
They say some candidates paid money to get questions and answers for a veterinary officer exam.
The officer in charge of the exam at the time, Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, is accused of sharing those questions.
Investigators say a middleman collected money from candidates and passed much of it to Gangwar.
The money may have been used to buy an apartment and jewellery, among other things.
The apartment is registered in the name of Gangwar’s brother.
A police source says the brother and his family did not know about or use the apartment.
Gangwar reportedly told investigators that some of the money went toward buying the flat.
The Enforcement Directorate is continuing to investigate where the money went.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating an apartment near Bengaluru airport allegedly bought with proceeds from a Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment scam.
Suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar is accused of leaking veterinary officer exam questions and answers to candidates who paid bribes.
Investigators allege that middleman Basavaraj Kannale collected Rs 1.52 crore and that Gangwar received about Rs 1.30 crore.
The ED says money was routed toward property, jewellery, and personal expenses; investigators have traced Rs 52 lakh used for jewellery, while other funds remain untraced.
Gangwar reportedly told the ED that some money from Kannale was used to buy a flat in his brother’s name; the officer’s family is described by a police source as unaware of the property.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate and Karnataka police are investigating suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale.
- What
- Investigators are examining alleged exam-question leaks, bribe payments, and assets including an apartment registered in Gangwar’s brother’s name.
- Where
- The alleged recruitment racket concerns Karnataka Public Service Commission exams; the apartment is at Godrej Royal Woods near Bengaluru International Airport in Devanahalli.
- When
- The veterinary officer exams were held January 8 and 9; the article says Gangwar was arrested on August 29 by the CID and September 18 by the ED, without specifying the year.
- Why
- The ED is investigating allegations that bribe money from the recruitment racket was used to acquire property, jewellery, and cover personal expenses.
Investigators’ allegations
Family’s reported position
Apartment purchase
Investigators’ allegations
The ED alleges the apartment in Gangwar’s brother’s name was bought using proceeds from the recruitment racket; Gangwar reportedly told the ED that some of the money he received was used for the purchase.
Family’s reported position
A police source familiar with the probe said Gangwar’s brother and family were unaware of the apartment, had never visited or used it, and that Gangwar used it himself.
Key facts
- Recruitment
- 400 veterinary officer posts
- Exam dates
- January 8 and 9
- Alleged candidate payments
- Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per candidate
- Total allegedly collected
- Rs 1.52 crore
- Amount Gangwar allegedly received
- About Rs 1.30 crore
- Jewellery spending traced
- Rs 52 lakh
- Apartment location
- Godrej Royal Woods, Devanahalli, near Bengaluru International Airport
- Other cash deposits under examination
- Rs 26 lakh deposited into accounts of Gangwar’s brother and sister-in-law between January and August 2025
Quotes
A police source familiar with the probe
A police source familiar with the investigation
“The (IAS officer’s) brother and family are unaware of the flat purchased in their name in Bengaluru. They never visited or used the property. It was used by the officer for parties and other activities since it provided privacy.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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