Controversial Hathras DM among 17 IAS officers transferred in UP

The District Magistrate of Hathras Parveen Kumar Laxkar was transferred to Mirzapur in the same capacity.

On New Year eve, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred 17 IAS officers, including the district magistrate of Hathras who came under the spotlight following the gang rape and murder of a 19-year-old dalit woman., an official spokesperson said

District Magistrate of Hathras Parveen Kumar Laxkar came under flak for the for the hurried cremation of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was gang raped and murdered. (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Parveen Kumar Laxkar who faced flak for the cremation of the woman in the dead of the night was among 11 district magistrates transferred in a reshuffle.

Laxkar was also in the limelight after the Allahabad High Court had expressed concern over the failure of Uttar Pradesh government for not taking action against him after the rape and murder case in Hathras. He has been transferred to Mirzapur in the same capacity.

Joint managing director of Jal Nigam, Lucknow, Ramesh Ranjan has been appointed as the district magistrate of Hathras.

Markandey Shahi has been made district magistrate of Gonda, Shruti has been given the charge of DM at Balrampur, Nitin Bansal has been made Pratapgarh district magistrate, Navneet Singh Chahal has been made DM Mathura, Sanjeev Singh has been made DM of Chandauli, S Rajlingam has been appointed as DM Kushinagar, Abhisek Singh has been given charge of DM Sonbhadra. Apurva Dubey has been appointed DM of Fatehpur and Sunil Kumar Verma has been made district magistrate of Auraiya.

Kanchan Verma has been made managing director, UP medical supply corporation; Sushil Kumar Patel has been made Joint managing director of Jal Nigam, Lucknow. Bhupendra S Chaudhary has been appointed as special secretary, irrigation and water resources; Sarvagya Ram Mishra has been made special secretary, trade tax and Rupesh Kumar has been appointed as special secretary, sugar and cane development.