ED raids 7 sites in APPSC exam scam, flags ₹1.14 crore as crime proceeds

This is a press release from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, announcing search operations conducted on 04.11.2026 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in connection with the APPSC Group-I Main Examination evaluation scam. It matters to citizens as it details the seizure of evidence and the investigation into alleged irregularities and financial misconduct in a major public service commission examination.

Who it concerns: The document concerns the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), M/s Camsign Media Pvt. Ltd., M/s TruGrader Services (Stone Media Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.), M/s Aavasa Resort Haailand, and specific individuals including P. Seetharamanjaneyulu (then Secretary, APPSC), P. Madhusudhana Rao, Akella Perinivasa Rao, and Mahamkali Raghuram.

What the ED says it did

• ED conducted searches at seven premises in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Guntur on 04.11.2026 under Section 17 of PMLA, 2002.
• The investigation is based on an FIR registered by Suryaraopet Police Station under Sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
• The FIR alleges irregularities in the manual evaluation of APPSC Group-I Main Examination answer scripts.
• An amount of Rs. 1,14,32,312/- is alleged to have been paid to a private party (M/s Camsign Media Pvt. Ltd.) for manual evaluation work.
• The manual evaluation was allegedly conducted at Haailand Resorts in Guntur District between December 2021 and February 2022.
• It is alleged that no genuine manual evaluation occurred, and digital evaluation marks were mapped as manual marks.
• The payment was released via Cheque No. 197469 dated 16.02.2022, signed by the then Secretary, APPSC.
• The subsequent evaluation was discarded, and scripts were re-evaluated at official premises under CCTV surveillance after 19.02.2022.
• Incriminating documents, digital devices, and other records were seized during the search.
• Statements of accused persons, including P. Seetharamanjaneyulu, were recorded.
• Further investigation is under progress.

Also in the document

• The ED states that the consideration of Rs. 1,14,32,312/- is prima facie proceeds of crime within the meaning of Section 2(1)(u) of the PMLA, 2002.
• The manual evaluation work was entrusted to a private party during a period when there was no regular Chairman of the APPSC.
• The answer scripts were kept at a private resort (Haailand Resorts) for 84 days.
• The final results and selection list were declared based on the subsequent re-evaluation at official premises, not the disputed manual evaluation.