Rajasthan Villa Purchase Row: IPS Officer Prashakha Mathur Put On APO After ACB Probe Ordered Against IAS Husband Shikhar Agrawal
Jaipur: In a fresh development in the controversy over the purchase of 40 villas from a single private company, the Rajasthan government on Saturday sent senior IPS officer Prashakha Mathur, wife of IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal, on Awaiting Posting Orders (APO). Personnel Department Issues Orders For Prashakha Mathur The Personnel Department issued orders placing Mathur, who was serving as…
Prashakha Mathur, a 1995-batch IPS officer from Ajmer, has been placed on Awaiting Posting Orders (APO) by the Rajasthan government following an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) probe into her husband's alleged wrongdoing. Her husband, Shikhar Agrawal, is an IAS officer and former Additional Chief Secretary, and is currently under investigation for allegedly misusing his official position while purchasing 40 villas from a single private company, Goyal Fashions Private Limited.
The ACB has registered a preliminary enquiry based on media reports and confidential information, alleging abuse of official position, conflict of interest, and undue benefits to the private company. The investigation focuses on whether these transactions were linked to benefits provided to Goyal Fashions Private Limited during Agrawal's tenure in key government positions.
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