Govt suspends Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar

Gangwar, a 2016 batch IAS officer serving as Director of MSME, was arrested on August 29 in a case registered at Vidhana Soudha police station. He had earlier served as Controller of Examinations at the KPSC.

The suspension follows investigations by the Criminal Investigation Department and the Directorate of Enforcement. In a letter dated August 23, the ED’s Bengaluru Zonal Office told the state government that material seized under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act indicated that “instances of corruption were prevalent in the recruitment processes conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission, which is solely attributable to the Controller of Examinations of the KPSC (i.e.) Sri Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, IAS”.

The criminal case, registered as Crime No. 89/2026 at Vidhana Soudha police station, was filed under Section 318(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 10 of the Karnataka Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Corruption and Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act, 2023.