Arrested IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar. (File photo)

The Karnataka government Saturday sanctioned the prosecution of jailed senior IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar for his alleged involvement in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment paper leak case.

Gangwar, a 2016-batch IAS officer currently in judicial custody, served as KPSC controller of examinations from January 2024 to March 2026. He is accused of leaking the question paper for the competitive examination held on January 8 and 9 to recruit veterinary officers.

Emphasising the state’s zero-tolerance stance on corruption, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said. “Our government will not tolerate corruption or shield the guilty!…