Jaipur, April 13 A charge sheet was filed on Monday before the High Court against 10 accused individuals in connection with corruption in the Jal Jeevan Mission, following an investigation into a case registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The accused, who were arrested by the ACB and are currently in judicial custody, are: Dinesh Goyal (Chief Engineer, Administration); K. D. Gupta (then Chief Engineer, Rural); Subhanshu Dixit (then Secretary, RWSSM; then Additional Chief Engineer, Jaipur Zone-II); Sushil Sharma (then Financial Adviser, Renewable Energy); Niril Kumar (then Chief Engineer, Churu); Vishal Saxena (Executive Engineer, currently under suspension);
Arun Srivastava (Additional Chief Engineer, retired); D. K. Gaur (then Chief Engineer and Technical Member, retired); Mahendra Prakash Soni (then Superintending Engineer, retired); and Mukesh Pathak (private individual)
The ACB will forward a report to the concerned department to obtain the requisite sanction for prosecution.
The investigation into other individuals involved in the case is ongoing, officials said. ACB teams are conducting continuous raids at multiple locations to execute standing warrants issued against Jitendra Sharma (Executive Engineer), Mukesh Goyal (Superintending Engineer), and Sanjeev Gupta (private individual). Details of their assets have been compiled and submitted before the Hon’ble Court, with proceedings for attachment of assets to be initiated shortly.
On Monday, Subodh Agarwal (Retired IAS) was produced before the Hon’ble Court for police custody. After hearing the Investigating Officer, Mahaveer Sharma (Additional Superintendent of Police), the Court granted a two-day police remand. The next High Court hearing for 11 writ petitions related to this case is scheduled for April 21, 2026.
Former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, who had been absconding in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission scam in Rajasthan, was arrested by the ACB last Thursday.
The ACB team brought Agarwal from Delhi to Jaipur, where he was questioned at the ACB headquarters by Deputy Inspector General of Police Om Prakash Meena.
An arrest warrant had been issued against him earlier. In the same case, nine officials of the Public Health Engineering Department had already been arrested.
ACB Director General Govind Gupta said that the investigation, initiated in 2024, has so far led to the arrest of 11 accused persons, while three others remain absconding. With Agarwal’s arrest, a key development has been achieved in the ongoing probe.
According to the ACB, serious irregularities were found in the JJM tendering process. Several firms, including Ganpati Tubewell and Shyam Tubewell, allegedly secured contracts by submitting forged certificates.
Despite being aware of these discrepancies, officials failed to take action. As a result, tenders worth nearly Rs 900 crore were awarded to benefit select firms. In addition, mandatory site inspections for projects exceeding Rs 50 crore were reportedly not conducted, indicating a clear misuse of official position.
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