Former IAS Karni Singh dies in Jaipur fire
A horrific road accident was witnessed in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur on 20 December. Actually, after a massive collision between a tanker and a truck, the LPG tanker exploded. Within no time the fire spread to an area of about one kilometer. 40 vehicles were hit by this accident and the fire spread in the entire area. During this period, massive explosions also took place. So far 13 people have died in this accident. Let us tell you that one of those who died in this accident was former IAS Karni Singh Rathod. Let us tell you that through the DNA samples of his daughters, it was confirmed that the person who died was a former IAS officer.
Former IAS’s car gets hit in Jaipur accident
Let us tell you that his car caught fire in this accident that happened on Friday. According to the information, he was returning to the city from Bhankrota Agricultural Farm in the morning, when this accident happened and his car caught fire. He died due to burns in this accident. Let us tell you that retired Indian Administrative Service officer Karni Singh Rathore was a resident of Lunasar village of Ratangarh tehsil of Churu district. He became IAS after being promoted from Rajasthan Administrative Service. Let us tell you that he has also been the collector of Sriganganagar and Ajmer. Apart from this, he has also been the MD of Ajmer Discom and Commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Council.
Confirmed from daughters’ DNA samples
According to the information, the former IAS officer was currently living in Jaipur. He has a farm house in Bhankrota. On Friday morning he was returning to Jaipur from Bhankrota Farm House. During this time his car also got involved in an accident. His phone was switched off after this incident. When the family members and the police started searching, nothing was found. After this, when the police inquired through last location, his last location was found at the spot and the phone was switched off. Later, when the chassis number of the vehicle burnt at the spot was matched, it was confirmed that the car belonged to Karni Singh. After this, after testing the DNA samples of the daughters, it was confirmed that the dead body was that of former IAS Karni Singh Rathore.