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Who is IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal? Why is Rajasthan's IAS-IPS couple facing scrutiny over 40 villa deals?

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The Rajasthan government has approved an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) investigation against senior IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal over allegations that he misused his official position to favour a private resort company, causing financial losses to the state, The Indian Express reported. Shikhar Agrawal is a 1993-batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre and an engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, where he studied civil engineering. He has also served as commissioner of the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and held positions in the Union Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The Rajasthan government placed him on APO on October 28, relieving him of his existing responsibilities, citing administrative reasons, according to The Times of India report. Before her removal, she was serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Planning, Modernisation and Welfare, according to The Indian Express report. According to The Times of India , Agrawal and Mathur allegedly purchased 10 villas each at the Bujhda resort for ₹ 15 lakh apiece. Companies: Comprehensive news and analysis on listed and unlisted companies, corporate announcements, corporate chatter, C-suite, business trends, hiring alerts, layoffs, work-life balance, world's top billionaires and richest and more. 2. National News: From metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and e to untapped stories from rural India, we cover human interest, health, education, crime and courts, and law and order, among other areas of public interest. 5. Economy: In-depth analysis of India's macro and micro-economic indicators like- GDP, inflation, forex, fiscal deficit, current account deficit, interest rate cycle, economic recovery, RBI circulars, indirect taxes, GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy imports, exports and everything that impacts Indian economy. 6. Riya R Alex, Trainee Content Producer Stay updated with the latest Trending , India , World , CJP Protest in Delh LIVE and US news.

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Rajasthan IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal and his IPS officer wife Prashakha Mathur are under scrutiny over the alleged purchase of 40 villas at below-market prices. The ACB is probing whether Agrawal misused his official position to extend favours to the resort company selling the properties.&nbsp;

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