Former IAS Karni Singh Rathore has gone missing in the fire catastrophe on Jaipur-Ajmer Highway where at least 12 people are said to have been charred to death, more than 35 severely burnt and several missing.
Rathore, a 1987 batch IAS promoted from RAS, was said to be returning from his farmhouse on Ajmer Road.
“But his car – Maruti Dzire – was found burnt and he was missing from the spot. He didn't even return home,” said a police officer.
Rathore, who retired in 2008 December, had served as collector of Ajmer and Sri Ganganagar districts during his service. He retired as project director RUIDP.
Rathore had also served as registrar of Rajasthan University, chairman and managing director of Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam, excise commissioner and chairman and managing director Rajasthan Finance Corporation (RFC) among other positions.
Rathore is considered as a bold and straight forward officer. People still remember his tenure as collector of Ajmer and Sri Ganganagar. He had served as collector Sri Ganganagar from February 1994 to April 1997 and then Ajmer collector from April 1997 to March 1999.
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