# ED raids KPSC, 20+ premises in vet recruitment case 2026-08-18T05:56:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided 21 premises across Karnataka and Ahmedabad in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission. The searches included the KPSC office in Bengaluru, the residence of suspended Chairperson Shivashankarappa S Sahukar, and offices of Edutest Solutions, the agency for digital evaluation. The ED action follows four FIRs registered at Vidhana Soudha police station in Bengaluru, with the probe later handed over to the state CID. According to the complaints, alleged middlemen demanded Rs 70 lakh to Rs 80 lakh per candidate to ensure selection. The allegations include question paper leakage, tampering with OMR sheets, and manipulation of the evaluation process. The ED is examining the money trail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The search covered locations in Bengaluru, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Raichur, Karwar, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, and Ahmedabad. More details are awaited as the investigation continues. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T06:51:06+00:00. Tags: Enforcement Directorate, Karnataka, Karnataka Public Service Commission, Shivashankarappa S Sahukar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ed-searches-multiple-karnataka-sites-in-kpsc-irregularity-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ed-searches-multiple-karnataka-sites-in-kpsc-irregularity-case/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/