ED arrests ex-CGPSC chairman Sonwani
Analysis based on 10 articles · First reported Jul 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 27, 2026
This event is unlikely to have a direct impact on financial markets as it involves a state-level public service commission in India. However, it may affect investor sentiment regarding governance and corruption in the region.
The India — Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former India — Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) chairman Taman Singh Sonwani on July 25, 2026, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with an alleged examination paper leak and recruitment manipulation case. The probe pertains to the leak of question papers and manipulation of state service examinations conducted in 2020 and 2021 by the CGPSC. The ED accused Sonwani of leaking question papers and rigging selections in exchange for illegal gratification favoring his relatives and candidates who paid bribes. The recruitment rules of the CGPSC were allegedly amended in 2021 to remove the word 'nephew' from the definition of family to facilitate the selection of Sonwani's relatives. The ED investigation stems from a 2024 United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR, which was based on a state police complaint filed after the India — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in Chhattisgarh in November 2023, defeating the India — Indian National Congress. Sonwani was previously arrested by the CBI in 2024. The ED has taken him into custody for seven days to trace the proceeds of crime and establish the money trail.
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