ED arrests ex-Chhattisgarh PSC chairman in paper 'leak' case
Sonwani was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after his questioning. They claimed he was "evasive" in his replies.The former PSC chief is being produced before a special PMLA court in Raipur, where the ED will seek his custodial remand, an official said.2024 CBI FIRThe money laundering investigation stems from a 2024 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR. The CBI case was booked based on a State police complaint that was filed after the BJP came to power in Chhattisgarh, defeating the Congress in November 2023.
- ▪Sonwani was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after his questioning.
- ▪They claimed he was "evasive" in his replies.The former PSC chief is being produced before a special PMLA court in Raipur, where the ED will seek his custodial remand, an official said.2024 CBI FIRThe money laundering investigation stems fr
- ▪The CBI case was booked based on a State police complaint that was filed after the BJP came to power in Chhattisgarh, defeating the Congress in November 2023.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday (July 25, 2026) arrested former Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (PSC) chairman Taman Singh Sonwani here on money laundering charges in an alleged examination paper leak case, officials said.The probe pertains to the "leak" of question papers and "manipulation" of the State service examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021 by the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC).Officials said Mr. Sonwani was taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after his questioning.
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