Archive · 19 Sep 2026
ED Arrests IAS Officer, Middleman in Karnataka Veterinary Recruitment Case
Investigators are looking into a suspected cheating scheme involving government veterinary doctor jobs in Karnataka.
The jobs were being recruited through the Karnataka Public Service Commission.
Officials say 400 positions were available.
The CID alleges that 11 candidates paid a middleman large amounts of money.
The alleged payments ranged from Rs 35 lakh to Rs 80 lakh.
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating whether the money was illegally handled.
It arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and middleman Basavaraj Kannale after questioning them.
The two are being held while the ED seeks formal custody from a special court.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and middleman Basavaraj Kannale.
Gangwar was the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s examination controller during the recruitment process.
The arrests relate to alleged irregularities in recruitment for 400 veterinary doctor posts.
The CID alleges that 11 of 329 aspirants paid Kannale between Rs 35 lakh and Rs 80 lakh.
Gangwar was arrested on August 29, while Kannale was detained at New Delhi airport the next day before allegedly traveling to Uzbekistan via Almaty.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, Karnataka CID, IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, and middleman Basavaraj Kannale are involved in the investigation.
- What
- Gangwar and Kannale were arrested in connection with alleged irregularities and suspected money laundering in veterinary doctor recruitment.
- When
- Gangwar was arrested on August 29; Kannale was arrested on August 30 after four days of questioning.
- Where
- The arrests occurred in Karnataka and at New Delhi airport; the two are lodged in Bengaluru central prison.
- Why
- The arrests concern alleged payments made to secure recruitment through the Karnataka Public Service Commission and the related money-laundering investigation.
- Recruiting body
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC)
- Posts involved
- 400 veterinary doctor vacancies
- Aspirants allegedly paying
- 11 of 329 aspirants
- Alleged payment range
- Rs 35 lakh to Rs 80 lakh
- Arrested IAS officer
- Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, the KPSC exam controller
- Arrested middleman
- Basavaraj Kannale
- Current detention
- Both are lodged in Bengaluru central prison