Fake job, real pay: Rajasthan officials booked in bribery, sham employment case

The FIR, based on a complaint by advocate T.N. Sharma, accuses Pradyuman Dixit, joint director in the Department of Information Technology and Communication, and Rakesh Kumar Kamlesh, the department’s former ACP (Deputy Director), of using their positions to favour two private firms – the Navi-Mumbai based AURIONPRO Solutions Limited and the Noida-based Triazine Software Private Limited – in processing tenders.

In return, the firms allegedly appointed Dixit’s wife, Poonam Dixit, on paper and paid her a salary regularly, even though she never attended office or did any work. Dixit is also the Joint Director of RajComp Info Services Limited.

The case surfaced after Sharma filed a complaint in the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur, leading the court to order verification of the allegations. Based on the findings, a preliminary inquiry (No. 58 dated July 3, 2025) was registered by the ACB.

During the probe, several bank accounts linked to Mrs. Dixit’s PAN were traced to multiple banks. Investigators allegedly found that some accounts were joint with Mr. Dixit, while others were opened under aliases such as Priyal Dixit. Witness statements and financial records were collected from the two private firms, DoIT&C, and RajComp Info Services Ltd, officials said.

The FIR accuses Dixit of “systematically misusing” his position to take kickbacks in his wife’s name, disguised as salary and consultancy fees.

The investigation also allegedly revealed the role of Rakesh Kumar Kamlesh, initially appointed as a programmer in 2013 and promoted to Deputy Director (ACP) in 2021–2022. He, along with Dixit, allegedly issued and approved false Monthly Performance Reports (MPRs) for Poonam between 2019 and 2020 without attendance or proof of work. When questioned, both officers failed to justify their actions or produce relevant documents.

Evidence from company records, bank statements, and departmental files allegedly confirmed that Poonam was shown as employed in two companies simultaneously and even claimed freelance work during that period, though no verifiable work was found.

Following detailed scrutiny, the ACB registered an FIR under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), along with sections of the Indian Penal Code, on October 17, 2025, in Jaipur.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Deputy Superintendent of Police Neeraj Gurnani, the investigating officer, said: “I have been made the investigating officer of this case and I am currently analysing the papers and the data that have been provided regarding this. The investigation is going on, so it will be better to comment on any findings after some time.”

Calls and texts to Pradyuman Dixit, AURIONPRO Solutions Limited and Triazine Software Private Limited went unanswered.