Bhopal. October 4, 2026: Police have announced a ₹50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Varun Kumar, the caretaker who is the prime suspect in the murder of Rakesh Agrawal, aretired 1982-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, in Bhopal.
Multiple police teams are searching for Kumar across Madhya Pradesh and four other states.
Kumar has remained untraced since the September 30 murder. Police teams from the Ratibad police, Crime Branch and Zone-I units, along with technical teams, are examining his movements, contacts and possible hideouts.
Around 15 teams with searches extending to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Police Track Digital and Travel Footprints Investigators are analysing mobile-phone activity, digital footprints and CCTV footage to establish Kumar’s movements after the crime.
Investigators also found broken cupboard locks at the residence. The LPG cylinder pipe had been disconnected, and police have been examining whether the gas leak was part of an attempt to set the house on fire after the killing.
The agency that supplied Kumar to the Agrawal household has also come under investigation.
The investigation has also expanded to Agrawal’s previous financial disputes. Police are examining two earlier fraud cases involving alleged losses of about Rs. 5 crore to determine whether they have any connection with the murder.
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