ED arrests suspended KPSC chairman Sahukar, another officer
Karnataka Public Service Commission job racket: ED arrests suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar, another officer A Bengaluru Zone official of the ED confirmed the arrest of Sahukar and Geetha on Tuesday.
Karnataka Public Service Commission job racket: ED arrests suspended KPSC chairman Shivashankarappa Sahukar, another officer A Bengaluru Zone official of the ED confirmed the arrest of Sahukar and Geetha on Tuesday.
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3 min read Bengaluru Updated: Oct 7, 2026 03: 51 AM IST.
(Inset) Shivashankarappa Sahukar was suspended on August 25; the KPSC office in Bengaluru. (Source: kpsc.kar.nic.in).
Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested suspended chairman of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Shivashankarappa S Sahukar and a member of the Commission, B V Geetha, in connection with its funds laundering probe into the recruitment of veterinary officers through KPSC.
In practice, the arrests came after a fresh round of searches on Tuesday at a flat where Sahukar lived in Bengaluru, and statements given to the ED in recent weeks by arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and a middleman, Basavaraj Kannale, concerning corruption at the KPSC.
In short, ED arrests suspended KPSC chairman Sahukar, another officer is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
