ED searches premises of former CM Harish Rawat’s PA in 2016 VPDO exam case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has searched several places in Dehradun, including the premises of a former Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to then Chief Minister Harish Singh Rawat, in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC) Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari (VPDO) Examination, 2016, the agency said on Friday (September 11, 2026).

“Searches were conducted at the residential premises of the then Chairman and the then Secretary of UKSSSC, the then Exam Controller, the owner of the private computer agency engaged for OMR processing, and associated middlemen linked to the conspiracy,” it said.

The ED said the residence of Chandan Singh Jeena, presently serving as personal assistant to Mr. Rawat and who was earlier OSD to him during his tenure as Chief Minister from 2009 to 2017, was also searched.