Rajasthan ACB arrests retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal in ₹960 crore JJM scam

Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal on April 9 in connection with alleged irregularities amounting to ₹960 crore in the Jal Jeevan Mission tender process. Agarwal, on the run since a court issued an arrest warrant, was apprehended in Delhi and brought to the ACB headquarters. He is being interrogated and will be produced before a special court within 24 hours.

Rajasthan's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Subodh Agarwal on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The arrest relates to alleged irregularities amounting to ₹960 crore in the tender process for the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

Agarwal had been on the run since a court issued an arrest warrant against him. Official sources said he was apprehended in Delhi and brought to the ACB headquarters here by a team of bureau sleuths. The development marks a major breakthrough amid ongoing investigations.

ACB officers are interrogating Agarwal, who will be produced before a special court here within the stipulated 24 hours.

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