KPSC Scam Candidates Gave Blank Cheques for Favourable Selection: ED
The agency said candidates paid Rs 30 lakh to Rs 40 lakh each, and the money was then layered through bank transfers and gold purchases.
- The Special Court for PMLA cases in Bengaluru remanded Basavaraj Kannale to 14 days of Enforcement Directorate custody on September 21, following his arrest in connection with the Karnataka Public Service Commission Veterinary Officers' Recruitment Examination scam.
- Investigators allege former KPSC Controller of Examinations Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar misused his position to leak the recruitment examination question paper to Kannale one day before the test in exchange for illegal gratification.
- Candidates allegedly paid between 30 lakh and 40 lakh for access to leaked answers, with selected candidates taken to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru to memorize the material under supervision.
- Probing multiple FIRs under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the agency traced proceeds of the alleged crime to bank transfers, gold purchases, and cash transactions used to conceal the source of the funds.
- The recruitment examination was conducted for 400 Veterinary Officer posts, with the ongoing investigation now examining how Kannale and his associates facilitated the illegal selection of candidates across the state.
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KPSC scam candidates gave blank cheques for favourable selection: ED
Candidates allegedly paid tens of lakhs of rupees for favourable selection in the Karnataka Public Service Commission’s Veterinary Officers recruitment examination and were then made to sign over blank cheques and promissory notes to secure the unpaid balance, according to the Enforcement Directorate.
ED alleges IAS officer Gangwar 'leaked' KPSC veterinary exam paper in exchange for bribe
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sep 30 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday alleged that former Karnataka PSC Controller of Exams and IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar “facilitated” the leakage of the veterinary officers’ recruitment examination question paper to an alleged middleman a day before the test in exchange for illegal gratification. The ED also said its probe […]
KPSC veterinary officers exam scam: ED traces proceeds to bank transfers, gold purchases and cash transactions
The ED said its investigation revealed that candidates were allegedly made to pay between ₹30 lakh and ₹40 lakh each, after an initial demand of around ₹80 lakh, for access to the leaked question paper and correct answers.
Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar And The KPSC Recruitment Scandal: The IAS Officer At The Centre Of A Leaked-Paper, Money-Trail And Recruitment Integrity Crisis
When the officer guarding the examination system allegedly becomes part of the examination scandal Competitive examinations are supposed to have one non-negotiable principle: the person controlling the question paper must never become a source of the question paper. That principle is now at the heart of the allegations surrounding Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, IAS, the former …
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