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Twist in Retired IAS Rakesh Agarwal Murder: 11-Month-Old Rs 1 Crore Fraud FIR Surfaces
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News18•02-10-2026, 09:16
Twist in Retired IAS Rakesh Agarwal Murder: 11-Month-Old Rs 1 Crore Fraud FIR Surfaces
- •Retired IAS officer Rakesh Agarwal found murdered in his Bhopal home with a sharp weapon wound to his throat.
- •The caretaker, Varun Kumar, hired just three days prior, has been absconding since the incident.
- •Police uncover a new angle: Agarwal had filed an FIR 11 months ago against Ajit Patni for a Rs 1 crore fraud.
- •Agarwal alleged Ajit lured him into investing in a company and defrauded him of over Rs 1 crore; Ajit was arrested last October.
- •Police's initial suspicion remains on the absconding caretaker Varun Kumar, against whom a case of robbery and murder has been registered.
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Police are primarily suspecting the absconding caretaker, Varun Kumar, who was hired just days before the incident and was captured on CCTV carrying a bag around the time of the murder.
Police are investigating a past Rs 1 crore fraud case where Agarwal had filed a complaint against an acquaintance named Ajit Patni, leading to Patni's arrest, to see if there are any links to the murder.
Retired IAS officer Rakesh Agarwal was murdered between 12 and 2 AM on the night of September 29-30 at his residence in Suraj Nagar, located under the Ratibad police station area of Bhopal.
