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Kanpur district magistrate Neha Sharma transferred days after violence
Clashes had erupted in parts of Kanpur in protest against "insulting" comments on Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate.
Days after violence broke out in parts of Kanpur after Friday prayers, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred district magistrate (DM) Neha Sharma, in a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state. Sharma will be replaced by chief minister's office special secretary Vishak G Iyer. Sharma has been posted as director of local bodies.
The district magistrates of Ballia, Aligarh, Basti, Jalaun, Etawah, Firozabad and Gorakhpur have also been changed. According to reports, current Lucknow DM Abhishek Prakash has now been posted as secretary of the industrial department.
Clashes had erupted on June 3 in parts of Kanpur as members of two communities indulged in brick-batting and hurled bombs over attempts to shut shops in protest against "insulting" comments on Prophet Mohammed by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate.
The police have so far arrested 50 people in connection with the Kanpur violence. Around 10 more suspects have been detained for questioning.
Besides, a 16-year-old boy walked into the Colonelganj police station and surrendered after his picture appeared on posters put up by police, DCP (East) Pramod Kumar said.
