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IAS officer, who took on Azam Khan, gets one-year extension
By IndianMandarins- 20 Feb 2023
2297Lucknow (20.02.2023): Aunjaneya Kumar Singh (IAS: 2005 SK),
the IAS officer who took on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, has
been given a one-year extension by the Centre to continue in Uttar Pradesh. Aunjaneya Singh was serving as commissioner Moradabad when
his tenure ended on February 16. Reportedly he had applied for an extension to
the government, which was granted by the Department of Personnel and Training. Singh was sent to Uttar Pradesh in 2015 on inter-state
deputation. He was first appointed special secretary irrigation and water
resources and in July 2016, transferred to Bulandshahr as district magistrate. In April 2017, he was made additional commissioner
commercial tax, followed by a tenure as district magistrate Fatehpur and then Rampur.
In Rampur, the officer was responsible for mounting cases on Mohd Azam Khan and
his family. In March 2021, he took on the position of commissioner Moradabad.
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IAS officer, who took on Azam Khan, gets one-year extension
By IndianMandarins - 2023-02-20 08:51:00
Lucknow (20.02.2023): Aunjaneya Kumar Singh (IAS: 2005 SK),
the IAS officer who took on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, has
been given a one-year extension by the Centre to continue in Uttar Pradesh. Aunjaneya Singh was serving as commissioner Moradabad when
his tenure ended on February 16. Reportedly he had applied for an extension to
the government, which was granted by the Department of Personnel and Training.
Singh was sent to Uttar Pradesh in 2015 on inter-state deputation. He was first appointed special secretary irrigation and water resources and in July 2016, transferred to Bulandshahr as district magistrate.
In April 2017, he was made additional commissioner commercial tax, followed by a tenure as district magistrate Fatehpur and then Rampur. In Rampur, the officer was responsible for mounting cases on Mohd Azam Khan and his family. In March 2021, he took on the position of commissioner Moradabad.
