Rajasthan places IAS officer on APO amid villa-purchase allegations

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 19:24 · Updated 06:06

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Rajasthan placed senior IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal on awaiting posting order amid allegations concerning villa and cottage purchases by members of his family. A separate report says the state cleared a probe into the allegations.

Rajasthan placed Shikhar Agrawal on awaiting posting order for administrative reasons, pending further orders.
The allegations concern 40 villas and cottages reportedly purchased by Agrawal’s family from the same company over two-and-a-half years; a separate report says the state cleared a probe.
The article reported no official confirmation at that time about whether an inquiry or internal probe would be initiated.

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Key facts

Officer: Shikhar Agrawal, a 1993-batch IAS officer.
Action: Placed on awaiting posting order until further orders for administrative reasons.
Alleged purchases: 40 villas and cottages over two-and-a-half years, according to the report.
Probe: The centre headline says Rajasthan cleared a probe; the right report says officials had not confirmed whether an inquiry or internal probe would be initiated.