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Retired IAS Officer Murdered in Bhopal; New Helper Suspected, Missing
- •Retired IAS officer Rakesh Agrawal was found murdered with his throat slit at his Bhopal home.
- •The domestic helper, Varun, hired just two days prior through an agency, is the prime suspect and has been missing since the incident.
- •Police suspect an attempt was made to blow up the house with a gas cylinder, as the regulator was detached and a pin inserted.
- •Rakesh Agrawal, a 1982 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer, lived with his wife; their son resides in America.
- •Police are actively searching for the missing helper, who claimed to be from Punjab, and forensic teams are investigating the scene.
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Retired IAS officer Rakesh Agrawal, belonging to the 1982 batch of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was found murdered with his throat slit at his home in Bhopal's Suraj Nagar area. Throughout his career, he held several key positions including District Collector, Secretary, and Principal Secretary, and was associated with the Administration Academy.
Police suspect a domestic helper named Varun, who claimed to be from Punjab and had been hired through an agency just two days prior to the incident. He has been missing since the murder occurred.
When the cook's family arrived to check on the house, they noticed a strong smell of gas and found that the regulator had been detached from the cylinder with a pin inserted into it, indicating an unsuccessful attempt to blow up the house.
