Shocking: IAS officer accused of misusing post, grabbing money

Daily Bhaskar: Jaipur: Friday, October 04, 2013.

A 1984 batch IAS officer Rashmi Priyadarshani, deputed as resident commissioner at Bikaner House in New Delhi, has been accused of misusing his post to influence people for borrowing money as personal loans and grabbing it.

Union minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy was approached by one Sharafat Ali, a resident of Gurgaon with the complaint. The complainant also levelled charges against the senior bureaucrats of the state government of conniving with her in the offence. He demanded a fair probe by CBI or vigilance cell.

According to the complaint, Ali had forwarded the letters regarding the allegations to the higher central and state government authorities, including chief secretary CK Mathew and CBI. Union department of personnel was informed about it. However, no action has been taken on the complaint so far.

A week ago, the complainant again shot off a letter to department secretary and public information officer (PIO) Anurag Sharma, seeking to know the progress made on the compliant under RTI Act with the remarks of the concerned officer. Meanwhile, the complainant said he feared threat to his life. Therefore, he demanded information through email.

Additional resident commissioner Vimal Shah initiated action on the complaint. He informed the chief secretary of the letters forwarded by Ali against Priyadarshani and sought his advice for further action.

Then, Mathew forwarded the letter to the state department of personnel for further directions.

The complainant also accused the officer of violating civil service rules. He said the officer had been using government vehicle for personal use. IAS officer Priyadarshani remained unavailable for her comments.