Jaipur, October 31, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Rajasthan government on Saturday placed IPS officer Prashakha Mathur, wife of senior IAS officer Shikhar Agarwal, on Awaiting Posting Orders (APO) status amid a controversy over the purchase of 40 villas from a single private company.
The Department of Personnel issued the orders a day after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) initiated a preliminary enquiry against Agarwal into allegations of misuse of official position and extending undue benefits to a private company.
Agarwal was removed from all his positions and placed on APO status on the night of October 29. Mathur, who was serving as Additional Director General (ADG), Planning, Modernisation and Welfare, has now also been removed from her post. She assumed the position on October 24, 2025.
According to information emerging in the case, some of the villas purchased from the company were registered in Mathur’s name. While certain properties were reportedly disclosed in her annual property returns, a villa purchased in Alwar is stated to be missing from her Immovable Property Return (IPR).
Official sources indicated that Mathur could also come under scrutiny as the ACB investigates the transactions. The bureau may question her in connection with alleged conflicts of interest, misuse of official position and property purchases.
Mathur is a 1995-batch IPS officer from Ajmer. After completing her MBBS, she joined the civil services. During her career, she served as Superintendent of Police in Jodhpur Rural, Banswara and Pali, among other assignments.
She also served on deputation with the Central Government in the Intelligence Bureau between 2009 and 2014, holding the positions of Additional Deputy Director and Deputy Director.
Details emerging from the investigation indicate that Agarwal and his wife allegedly purchased 10 villas each at Bujhda Resort in Udaipur at a reported price of ₹15 lakh per villa.
At Ananta Resort in Ajabgarh, Alwar, eight villas were allegedly purchased in the names of Agarwal and his wife at ₹16.5 lakh each. Four more villas were reportedly registered in the names of their two sons at approximately ₹15 lakh each, while another four were purchased in the names of his parents-in-law at around ₹16.5 lakh each.
The properties were allegedly acquired at prices substantially below their prevailing market value.
Confidential sources have also indicated that the Finance Department issued a special concessional economic package to Goyal Fashions Private Limited on March 27. On the same day, the registration of 20 villas in Agarwal’s name was reportedly completed.
According to preliminary findings, Agarwal allegedly conspired with directors of the private company during his tenure, extending undue benefits to the firm and causing substantial financial loss to the state government.
The preliminary enquiry has also flagged the need for a detailed investigation into allegations of assets disproportionate to known sources of income, including properties allegedly acquired in the names of Agarwal and his family members.
The ACB is expected to examine financial transactions, property registrations, the alleged benefits extended to the company and the roles of the individuals concerned, officials said.
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