17/10/2026
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Oct 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered an in-depth inquiry into alleged misconduct by senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan towards a junior woman officer, while the National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a viral video purportedly showing the incident.
The government has appointed Mandeep Kaur, a 2004-batch IAS officer and Commissioner-Secretary to the Housing and Urban Development Department, as the inquiry officer. Additional Secretary in the General Administration Department Amit Vermani has been appointed as the presenting officer, with the committee directed to submit its report within 15 days.
The controversy erupted after videos of an online official review meeting circulated on social media, allegedly showing Ranjan, Administrative Secretary of the Labour and Employment Department, speaking abusively to Beenish Wani, Assistant Director (Employment) in Ganderbal, and threatening her with dismissal from service.
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