A Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer, Chhotulal Sharma, has been suspended following a viral video showing him slapping a pump attendant at a CNG station on the Ajmer–Bhilwara highway. The incident, which took place on Diwali, has sparked outrage across the state and brought Sharma's personal life under public scrutiny.

Sharma, who serves as Assistant Director in the Public Services Administrative Reforms and Coordination Department at the Pratapgarh district headquarters, was seen in the CCTV footage confronting a pump employee before striking him. In retaliation, the pump attendant slapped the officer back. The altercation quickly escalated, drawing police and public attention.

According to reports, Sharma's wife — identified as his second wife, Deepika Vyas — later filed a

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