Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered preliminary enquiry (PE) against senior IAS Shikhar Agarwal following sanction under Section 17 A by the Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
ACB Director General Govind Gupta met Chief Secretary V Srinivas to discuss the way forward.
Shikhar Agarwal who was put under APO following allegations of purchasing 40 villas from Goyal Fashions of Ananta Resorts at dirt cheap price. It is alleged that the IAS officer gave benefits to resort owner sitting in the seat of power. It is alleged that Shikhar Agarwal in his role as ACS Industries provided Goyal Fashion Limited help in getting subsidies and incentives under Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS).
What will happen next?
Now ACB will conduct a preliminary enquiry into the allegations. It will question owners of Goyal Fashions, verify documents and will join the dots to ascertain whether the case is of quid pro quo or not.
If the ACB finds any evidence or clue against the officer, ten agency will file a regular corruption case against Agarwal and investigate it like any other corruption case.
No action against Prashakha Mathur so far
The state government has not taken any action against Prashakha Mathur despite her name being there in the controversy. Out of 40 villas in the question, 14 are registered under Prashakha Mathur's name and she is said to have not disclosed these in her Immovable Property Return(IPR). While her husband Shikhar Agrawal equal owner of 14 villas has been subjected to being on APO and would have to undergo preliminary enquiry, Mathur has been lucky to have been spared from any action.
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