ED raids KPSC in veterinary officer recruitment case in Karnataka
The Enforcement Directorate has raided multiple locations across Karnataka and Gujarat linked to the Karnataka Public Service Commission. The investigation focuses on alleged irregularities, including question paper leaks and bribery, in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic corruption in public sector recruitment processes, impacting government transparency and public trust in state institutions.
Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raided the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and those accused of irregularities in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers , on August 18.
21 premises across Karnataka and Ahmedabad in Gujarat are being searched, ED stated on August 18 morning. The locations include the KPSC office in Bengaluru, the residence of suspended KPSC Chairperson Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar , KPSC member Shanta Hosmani, alleged middlemen, selected candidates, and the premises of Edutest Solutions Private Limited, the agency responsible for digital evaluation of examination papers.
The searches are taking place in Bengaluru, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Raichur, Karwar, Kalaburagi and Belagavi, besides Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
The ED action follows four FIRs registered at Vidhana Soudha Police Station in Bengaluru alleging irregularities in the final selection process for Veterinary Officers. The probe into these cases had been handed over to the State’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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