CBI arrests former IAS officer and Chairman State Public Service Commission arrested in recruitment scam
Babushahi Bureau
Chhattisgarh, November 19, 2024: CBI has arrested the former Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission Taman Singh Sonwani in a case related to the CGPSC recruitment scam. CBI also arrested a Director of a private steel company in connection with the scam.
The 2004 batch officer of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) was arrested in connection with the infamous Chhattisgarh PSC scam in which Sonwani allegedly favoured his relatives in the recruitment.
The allegations include the appointment of the then chairman’s son as a Deputy Collector, his brother’s son as a Deputy SP, his sister’s daughter as a Labor Officer, his son’s wife as a Deputy Collector, and his brother’s daughter-in-law as a District Excise Officer.