Archive · 31 Aug 2026
IAS Officer Arrested in KPSC Veterinary Exam Irregularities Case
Officials are investigating suspected problems in an examination for veterinary officers.
The exam was organized by the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar used to be the commission’s Controller of Examinations.
Investigators questioned him on Friday and Saturday.
They said he did not cooperate enough and that some of his answers were inconsistent.
He was then arrested and sent to judicial custody.
A court is expected to consider whether investigators can question him further.
The Enforcement Directorate is separately examining possible money laundering connected to the alleged exam problems.
IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar was arrested in the alleged KPSC Veterinary Officers examination irregularities case.
He was questioned by the CID on Friday and Saturday after receiving an investigation notice.
Officials said he was arrested for allegedly not cooperating and for inconsistencies in his statements.
The investigation examines examination records, OMR sheets, question-paper handling, mark manipulation and possible involvement of other officials.
Gangwar was produced before a magistrate, remanded to judicial custody and taken to Parappana Agrahara prison; the ED is conducting a separate probe.
- Who
- IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, the Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department and the Enforcement Directorate.
- What
- Gangwar was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in a probe into alleged irregularities in the KPSC Veterinary Officers recruitment examination.
- When
- He was questioned on Friday and Saturday and arrested afterward; the arrest was reported on Sunday. Enforcement Directorate searches took place on August 23.
- Where
- The case concerns Karnataka; searches were conducted in Bengaluru and Bareilly, and Gangwar was taken to Parappana Agrahara prison.
- Why
- Investigators are examining alleged irregularities involving examination records, OMR sheets, question papers, evaluation, marks and recruitment, along with a separate money-laundering investigation.
- Officer
- Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, a 2016-batch IAS officer
- Current post
- Director of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Karnataka’s Department of Industries and Commerce
- Former KPSC role
- Controller of Examinations from February 2024 to March 2026, according to officials
- Examination
- KPSC recruitment examination for Veterinary Officers in the Animal Husbandry Department
- CID action
- Gangwar was questioned on two consecutive days, then arrested and remanded to judicial custody
- Court process
- He was produced before a First Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at the judge’s residence; the CID was expected to seek further custody
- ED searches
- Premises linked to Gangwar in Bengaluru and Bareilly were searched on August 23
- Reported questioning time
- Reports described Friday’s questioning as lasting nearly nine hours or nearly 11 hours
Sources
Karnataka IAS Officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar Detained In Exam Scam
KPSC recruitment scam: CID takes IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar into custody
IAS officer Gyanendra Gangwar arrested in KPSC veterinary officer exam irregularities case
