BENGALURU: The Karnataka authorities on Thursday suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who’s going through allegations linked to irregularities within the KPSC recruitment course of.Gangwar is presently in CID custody because the company probes irregularities on the Karnataka Public Service Fee (KPSC). The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is individually investigating the case.“In train of the powers conferred beneath Rule 3(2) learn with 3(3) of the All India Providers (Self-discipline and Enchantment) Guidelines, 1969, Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, IAS (KN: 2016), is positioned beneath suspension with instant impact and till additional orders, pending additional investigation by the Prison Investigation Division,” the federal government order mentioned.Throughout his suspension, the officer will likely be paid subsistence allowance in accordance with Rule 4 of All India Service (Self-discipline and Enchantment) Guidelines 1969. He will even not be allowed to depart the headquarters beneath any circumstances with out the written permission of the State Authorities.CID officers arrested Gangwar on August 29 in reference to irregularities within the KPSC recruitment examination for veterinary officers, following two days of intense questioning.Official sources mentioned Gangwar was questioned as he had served because the controller of examinations on the KPSC from February 2024 to March 2026.He was taken into custody for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation, they mentioned.A 2016-batch IAS officer, Gangwar is presently serving as director of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) within the Division of Industries and Commerce.The CID is probing allegations of irregularities within the recruitment examination, together with the dealing with of examination data and OMR sheets, in addition to the function of concerned officers and others.Days earlier than his arrest, Gangwar’s whereabouts had triggered controversy after he was reportedly “lacking” following ED searches in reference to the alleged KPSC irregularities.Nonetheless, state residence minister Priyank Kharge later mentioned Gangwar had knowledgeable him that he had gone to his native place in Uttar Pradesh, citing a household emergency involving his father’s well being.The ED officers subsequently additionally performed searches at Gangwar’s premises.In its preamble, the suspension order cited the deputy director, Directorate of Enforcement, Bangalore Zonal Workplace, as stating that materials seized throughout the search and seizure operation beneath part 17 of the PMLA, 2002, signifies corruption was prevalent within the recruitment processes performed by the KPSC, which is solely attributable to the controller of examinations of the KPSC (i.e.) Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, IAS.It additional cited that, “The Director Normal of Police, Prison Investigation Division (CID), Bengaluru, has acknowledged that Gangwar was arrested on August 29 in reference to a case registered on the Vidhana Soudha Police Station beneath part 318(3) of the BNS and Part 10 of the Karnataka Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Corruption and Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act 2023, which is beneath investigation by the CID.“(With inputs from PTI)
