India, Oct. 27 -- A bizarre case of fraudulence recently made its way to Rajasthan as the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) reportedly registered a case against a senior officer of the state's information technology and communication department for allegedly drawing salaries illegally in his wife's name.

The accused, Pradhyuman Dixit, joint director of Rajcomp Info Services Ltd, allegedly misused his position to secure work for two private companies engaged in government IT projects, showed his wife, Poonam Dixit, as an employee and got her monthly "salaries" into her account, even though she never worked for them, read a report by TOI.

Poonam was simultaneously shown as employed by both companies, during which more than Rs.30 lakh was credi...