Assets of IAS official and IPS spouse scrutinised in Rajasthan corruption investigation

Rajasthan: Amid corruption probe, IAS officer, IPS wife issued show cause notice over assets. (See the linked source for details.)

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Prelims-testable facts

01The Rajasthan government has issued show cause notices to IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal and IPS officer Prashakha Mathur over allegations of undeclared immovable assets.
02The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has been authorized to investigate IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal and his IPS officer wife Prashakha Mathur.
03IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal is under investigation for alleged irregularities in the purchase of 40 luxury properties.
04IPS officer Prashakha Mathur has been placed on Awaiting Posting Order (APO) due to a preliminary inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
05The Rajasthan government has approved an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Bureau into senior IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal over allegations of collusion with a private firm.
06The allegations against IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal and IPS officer Prashakha Mathur relate to their undeclared immovable assets.

Trap alerts

Most people think that only government officials can be investigated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau, but actually, any individual can be investigated if there are allegations of corruption.
Most people think that Awaiting Posting Order (APO) is a punishment, but actually, it is a temporary measure to prevent an official from taking up new duties while an inquiry is pending.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

In which state was a show cause notice issued to an IAS officer and an IPS officer's wife over their assets?

A.Rajasthan
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh
D.Gujarat

Rajasthan is a state in India where a show cause notice was issued in a corruption probe.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Rajasthan Government and Corruption Probe: 1. The Rajasthan government is responsible for issuing show cause notices in corruption cases. 2. The Central Government has launched a nationwide corruption probe. 3. The Rajasthan government has issued show cause notices to 10 IAS and IPS officers. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The Rajasthan government is indeed responsible for issuing show cause notices in corruption cases, as per fact 4. However, the Central Government is not mentioned in the fact list, so statement 2 is false. Statement 3 is also false because the fact list does not mention any specific number of IAS and IPS officers.

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