Overview
- Bharti Dixit, a 2014-batch IAS officer and joint secretary in Rajasthan’s Finance Department, has accused her husband Ashish Modi of prolonged abuse, kidnapping, threats and illegal data access.
- An FIR was registered on November 7 at the SMS Hospital police station in Jaipur under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions plus sections of the Information Technology Act.
- Dixit alleges an October incident in which she was abducted in a government vehicle, threatened at gunpoint and forced toward divorce, naming associates Surendra Vishnoi and Ashish Sharma as accomplices.
- Her complaint also claims a hidden camera was installed and her phone was linked to other devices to access confidential documents, raising concerns over misuse of official resources.
- Modi, director of the state Social Justice and Empowerment Department, has denied the allegations, cited a Bihar trip as an alibi for the FIR period and stated he will cooperate with the investigation.