AHMEDABAD: Almost a year after TOI exposed allegations of corruption against IAS officer K Rajesh, who was then the Surendranagar collector, CBI officers late on Thursday night conducted searches at the residence, offices, and other premises associated with him. He and an accomplice have been held by the CBI.
The CBI's move against Rajesh, a 2011-batch IAS officer, is in connection with allegations of financial irregularities in granting weapon licences and in sanctioning mining and sand quarry leases, the agency's officers said. Complainants have alleged that Rajesh blatantly demanded a part of the bribes through cheques issued for 'district collector fund' and Sujalam Sufalam account, a subterfuge to give the illusion of a government account.
