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Gujarat IAS Officers K Rajesh, Gaurav Dahiya Compulsorily Retired by Centre
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News18•02-10-2026, 21:00
Gujarat IAS Officers K Rajesh, Gaurav Dahiya Compulsorily Retired by Centre
- •Gujarat-cadre IAS officers K Rajesh (2011-batch) and Gaurav Dahiya (2010-batch) have been prematurely retired by the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) after a review of their service records.
- •K Rajesh was under suspension since July 2022 following his arrest by the CBI in an alleged bribery case during his tenure as Surendranagar collector, involving approval of arms licences, land allotment, and regularizing encroachments.
- •The CBI filed a chargesheet against Rajesh, and the ED also initiated a separate probe; he was later released on bail.
- •Gaurav Dahiya was suspended in August 2019 after a Delhi-based woman accused him of bigamy, cheating, and criminal intimidation, allegations he denied, claiming he was honey-trapped.
- •Dahiya was reinstated in July 2023 and appointed Additional Development Commissioner in Gandhinagar before his premature retirement.
Key Questions Answered
The Centre's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) decided to prematurely retire K Rajesh and Gaurav Dahiya following a comprehensive review of their respective service records.
K Rajesh faced a CBI investigation for allegedly taking bribes to approve arms licences for ineligible individuals, illegally allotting government land to undeserving beneficiaries, and regularizing government land encroachments.
Gaurav Dahiya was suspended after a Delhi-based woman accused him of bigamy, cheating, criminal intimidation, torture, and blackmailing her with intimate photographs, though Dahiya denied the allegations and claimed he was honey-trapped.
