The person (IAS ) in news is “Rinku Singh Rahi “ served as a PCS officer, before becoming IAS in 2022. His journey took a dramatic turn in 2009 when, as district social welfare officer in Muzaffarnagar, he exposed a ₹100-crore scholarship scam. This led to an attack by local gangsters, who shot him seven times, leaving him with a disfigured face, a damaged jaw and blindness in one eye. Rahi continued his fight against corruption, filing RTI applications. He cleared the UPSC exam in 2022 under the disability quota, securing the 683rd rank at the age of 40.
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