The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered corruption case against a 2011-batch Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Kankipati Rajesh, and others for allegedly receiving bribes on various counts.
The First Information Report (FIR) alleges that as the Collector of Surendranagar in Gujarat, Mr. Rajesh made several persons, firms and companies deposit “donations” into the Collector’s official account for the “Sujlam Suflam Jal Abhiyan”, a State government’s initiative for water conservation, on the promise of granting arms licences.