Officers conducting a raid on the residence of Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar’s residence in Bengaluru on August 23, 2026.
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A day after IAS officer and MSME Director Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar was traced to his hometown in Uttar Pradesh after being out of contact for almost two days, Directorate of Enforcement (ED) officers, on Sunday (August 23, 2026), reportedly arrived at his residential premises in Bengaluru in reference to the continuing probe into alleged irregularities in KPSC recruitment.
Mr. Gangwar had served because the Controller of Examinations on the Karnataka Public Service Fee (KPSC) when the veterinary officer recruitment examination was carried out. The recruitment course of has come underneath the ED’s scanner following allegations of large-scale irregularities and claims that candidates have been requested to pay enormous sums of cash.
The ED had earlier carried out searches at a number of areas in reference to the case, together with the residence of former KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar and premises linked to veterinary officers. Officers are additionally investigating allegations that candidates have been requested to pay between ₹70 lakh and ₹80 lakh for securing appointments.
On Sunday, an ED crew reached Mr. Gangwar’s residence in Bengaluru in three automobiles, accompanied by CRPF personnel. Safety personnel initially locked the residence gate and instructed the officers that they have been instructed to not enable anybody inside.
The officers reportedly spent almost two hours on the premises, trying to achieve entry to the residence.
Nonetheless, the officers allegedly discovered the residence locked, and Mr. Gangwar was not current. His telephone was mentioned to be switched off.
The ED crew subsequently referred to as a locksmith to the premises to organize a reproduction key to open the residence. The officers additionally organized for a neighbour to be current as a witness whereas the door was being opened.
The developments come shortly after Mr. Gangwar’s transient absence from Bengaluru sparked hypothesis amid the ED investigation. Karnataka Dwelling Minister Priyank Kharge mentioned that the IAS officer had travelled to Uttar Pradesh to fulfill his ailing father and that his absence was linked to a household emergency.
Whereas Mr. Gangwar’s function as Controller of Examinations has introduced him underneath the ED’s scrutiny, there isn’t any confirmed data establishing that he himself has been accused of accepting bribes or taking part within the alleged recruitment rip-off. The allegations stay a part of the continuing investigation, sources mentioned.
Printed – August 23, 2026 06:14 pm IST
