Jaipur | October 28, 2025: In the corridors of Rajasthan’s digital governance agency, a peculiar paper trail has emerged — one where attendance sheets were signed not by the employee herself, but by her husband. Investigators say what began as a quiet bureaucratic irregularity has now widened into a full-fledged corruption probe implicating senior officials, private contractors, and a state-run technology firm.
A Ghost Employee and a Growing Trail of Suspicion
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Rajasthan has launched an inquiry into allegations that Pradyuman Dixit, an officer with the Department of Information Technology and Communication (DoIT&C), fraudulently appointed his wife, Poonam Dixit, to a government enterprise, RajComp Info Services Ltd. (RISL).
According to the complaint, Poonam never reported to work — yet was marked “present” month after month, with her attendance certified by her husband. Salary records reviewed by investigators show she received ₹1.60 lakh per month from April 2019 onward, despite never visiting the office.
Banking records seized by the ACB from SBI Tilak Marg indicate several large transactions between 2017 and 2019, including around 15 deposits of ₹25,000 each, flagged as suspicious. The cumulative amount in her accounts is believed to exceed ₹50 lakh.
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RajComp: The Nerve Center of Rajasthan’s IT Push
RajComp Info Services Ltd. — a fully government-owned enterprise under the DoIT&C — plays a key role in implementing digital infrastructure projects across Rajasthan. Functioning as a consulting and execution arm, the company manages a range of IT initiatives, from e-governance to network operations.
It is within this digital hub, investigators say, that the alleged fraud took root. The complainant, T.N. Sharma, accused Pradyuman Dixit, Poonam Dixit, and Deputy Director Rakesh Kumar of conspiring to misuse official authority and divert government funds through false appointments and proxy work records.
Private Contracts and a Web of Kickbacks
Beyond the ghost employment charges, the ACB’s probe has also expanded to examine ties between Pradyuman Dixit and private software vendors linked to government projects.
Investigators allege that Trizine Software Pvt. Ltd., a private contractor working through an intermediary organization called E-Connector, transferred funds to Poonam Dixit’s account beginning in October 2017. These payments, according to preliminary findings, were “gratifications” in exchange for facilitating government contracts.
In a separate strand of inquiry, another firm, OrionPro, is accused of receiving undue benefits in state IT tenders — allegedly in return for appointing Poonam Dixit at RajComp and routing monthly payments to her as salary.
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The ACB has registered a formal case and is now tracing the movement of funds across multiple accounts linked to the Dixit family and associated firms. Officials familiar with the investigation say that more arrests or departmental suspensions could follow, depending on the findings of the forensic audit.
