CGPSC scam case: Raipur. CBI today presented 5 accused in the court in the CGPSC scam case. Everyone was sent to jail in judicial custody till January 15. Shravan Kumar Goyal and Taman Sonwani arrested in this case will appear on 15th after their judicial remand ends. These 5 accused will also be presented on the same day. After this, everyone will have the same production date, because everyone has been arrested in the FIR registered for the same crime.
Today CBI presented Nitish Sonwani, Sahil Sonwani, nephew of former CGPSC Chairman Taman Singh Sonwani and Bajrang Power director Shravan Kumar Goyal’s son Shashank Goyal and daughter-in-law Bhumika Katiyar in the court. The then Deputy Exam Controller Lalit Ganveer was also produced, where everyone was sent to jail in judicial custody till January 15. Let us tell you that Nitish Sonwani, nephew of Taman Singh Sonwani, has been selected for the post of Deputy Collector. Sahil Sonwani has been selected for the post of DSP. Apart from this, Shashank Goyal, son of Bajrang Power director Shravan Kumar Goyal and daughter-in-law Bhumika Katiyar have both been selected for the post of Deputy Collector.
Let us tell you that in the examination/interview for many posts including Deputy Collector, DSP during the year 2020 to 2022, questions were raised on the selection of close relatives of some VIPs including Taman Sonwani’s relative. On the basis of these allegations, CBI had registered the case. The investigation of this case is ongoing. In this case, CBI has so far arrested former CGPSC Chairman Taman Singh Sonwani and his nephew Nitish Sonwani, Sahil Sonwani, Bajrang Power director Shravan Kumar Goyal and his son Shashank Goyal and daughter-in-law Bhumika Katiyar.
This is the whole matter
There is controversy regarding the selection of some candidates in the recruitment of CGPSC 2019 to 2022. EOW and Arjunda police have registered a case on charges of corruption and irregularities. CGPSC had conducted the examination for 175 posts in 2020 and for 171 posts in 2021. Pre-exam was conducted on 13 February 2022. In this, 2 thousand 565 passed. After this, 509 candidates passed the mains examination held on 26, 27, 28 and 29 May 2022. After the interview, the selection list of 170 candidates was released on 11 May 2023. It is alleged that the then Chairman Sonwani has provided jobs to his relatives and the children of Congress leaders and bureaucrats.