Bengaluru: A local court Friday rejected the bail petition of suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, arrested over the alleged job-for-cash scam at Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). Tuesday, the same court had turned down the bail petition of another accused — Basavaraj Kannale.Gyanendra’s counsel had argued that the suspended IAS officer is suffering from testicular cancer and needs rest.“Gyanendra is a survivor of testicular cancer, has undergone two surgeries and is still undergoing chemotherapy. Also, he suffers from life-threatening medical conditions and high blood pressure, asthma, and chronic liver conditions. An MRI scan conducted at Victoria Hospital on Sept 3 revealed severe lumbar spinal degeneration… for which the doctors have advised immediate spinal surgery and complete bed rest,” his counsel argued.However, public prosecutor Bhagyalakshmi KL had objected to the petition, stating the 41-year-old IAS officer could threaten witnesses besides tampering with the investigation.“Gyanendra, an influential person, is arraigned as accused number five in the case and if bail is granted he will influence the further investigation. CID police identified the place where Gyanendra had given question papers to Basavaraj Kannale. Also, police have discovered that a Xiaomi tab used for the commission of the offence has been destroyed,” Bhagyalakshmi said.“Kannale had collected the money from the candidates by way of deposit through Om Lakshmi Souharda Cooperative Society Ltd and through one Balu Reddy. He used the money for himself and also transferred it to Bhima Jewellers situated at Commercial Street to fund the purchase of gold by Gyanendra. CID police have seized gold jewellery,” the prosecutor said.
