Rakesh Asthana (born 22 July 1961)[1] is an Indian police officer, known for investigating various cases, including embezzlement, bribery, and bombings.
[2] Asthana retired from the Indian Police Service (IPS) on 31 July 2022 after receiving a one-year extension.
[4] Rakesh Asthana investigated the Fodder Scam, a corruption scandal that involved the embezzlement of roughly ₹9.4 billion in Bihar.
[5] Asthana caught Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) taking bribes in Dhanbad.
[8][9] The NGO, Common Cause, had approached Court challenging Asthana’s appointment as Special Director on the grounds that his name had figured in a 2011 diary seized from Sterling Biotech – a company being probed by the CBI for money laundering.