Chhattisgarh public service commission ex-Chairman arrested in money laundering case related to recruitment scam
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the former Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, Taman Singh Sonwani, in connection with a money laundering and recruitment scam. Investigations revealed that recruitment rules were manipulated to favor the chairman's relatives.
Why it matters
This case underscores systemic corruption in high-level public service recruitment and the role of federal agencies in investigating such fraud.
The Directorate of Enforcement has arrested Taman Singh Sonwani, the former Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC), in a money laundering case related to an alleged scam in CGPSC recruitments.
“The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, has arrested Taman Singh Sonwani, the then Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC), in the case relating to the corruption, question-paper leak and manipulation of the CGPSC State Service Examinations, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Taman Singh Sonwani was arrested on July 25 under Section 19 of the PMLA and produced before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Raipur, which has remanded him to the custody of the ED for a period of seven days, up to July 30,” said an ED official.
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