JAIPUR: Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has sent a requisition to issue a lookout notice against retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal in connection with alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 900 crore in the tender process of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), officials said on Wednesday.
ACB Deputy Inspector General Dr Rameshwar Singh said the request was forwarded to the Bureau of Immigration amid apprehension that Agarwal might attempt to flee the country.
He said teams are also searching for absconding Superintending Engineer Jitendra Sharma, erstwhile Superintending Engineer Mukesh Goyal and a private individual named Sanjeev Gupta.
The ACB on Tuesday arrested nine persons, including senior engineers and retired officials, in connection with the alleged multi-crore corruption case.
Singh said a special investigation team (SIT) is questioning the arrestees over the alleged irregularities in the tender process under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Subodh Agarwal served as additional chief secretary of the Public Health and Engineering Department when the alleged scam took place.
Two private firms allegedly secured tenders by submitting forged completion certificates, officials said.
The ACB raided Agarwal's residence on February 17 but did not find him.
Meanwhile, the ACB produced the other accused before a court, which remanded them to three days' police custody on Wednesday.
Those sent on remand include Dinesh Goyal, Chief Engineer (Administration), Jaipur; K D Gupta, Chief Engineer (Rural); Subhanshu Dixit, Additional Chief Engineer (Jaipur Region-II); Sushil Sharma, Financial Advisor (Renewable Energy); Niril Kumar, Chief Engineer, Churu; suspended Executive Engineer Vishal Saxena; retired Additional Chief Engineer Arun Srivastava; retired Chief Engineer and Technical Member Dilip Kumar Gaur; retired Superintending Engineer Mahendra Prakash Soni; and alleged middleman Mukesh Pathak.