IAS Officer Rinku Singh Rahi Resigns Citing Systemic Issues After Exposing Scam and Surviving Attack

Background of Rinku Singh Rahi IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi, born in 1982, comes from a modest Dalit family. His father operates a flour mill, and the family lives in a simple house with unpainted, damp walls [1][2][4].

Rahi cleared the Uttar Pradesh PCS exam in 2004 and later the UPSC exam in 2022 to become an IAS officer [2][5][7]. Exposure of Scam and Subsequent Attack In 2009, while serving as a District Social Welfare Officer, Rahi exposed a significant scam related to scholarship and pension schemes, with estimates of the scam's value ranging from ₹83 crore to ₹100 crore [1][2][3][5][7][10].

This led to a violent attack where he was shot seven times. The attack resulted in severe injuries, including a disfigured face, a damaged jaw, and blindness in one eye [1][2][5][6][10].

Resignation and Systemic Issues More recently, Rahi was transferred and attached to the Revenue Board in Lucknow after an incident where he ordered a clerk to do sit-ups for public urination and then performed sit-ups himself before lawyers. He stated he was not given any substantive work for months [1][7][8].

This led him to submit a representation to the President, which has been described as a 'technical resignation' or a request for work allocation, rather than a complete resignation from the IAS [9][10]. Sources indicate his resignation was submitted in March 2026 [3][9].