Karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who was reported to have gone lacking after being final traced to Bengaluru airport, has communicated with the state authorities and clarified that he had travelled to his hometown resulting from a household emergency, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge stated on Saturday.
Kharge stated the officer had sought depart and travelled urgently, however was not reachable on his official telephone in the course of the interval, resulting in confusion and hypothesis about his whereabouts.
“There have been reviews that an IAS officer in Karnataka has gone lacking,” Kharge stated in a put up on X. “The officer involved has since communicated with the Authorities and clarified that, resulting from a household emergency, he had sought depart and needed to journey urgently to his hometown.”
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Gangwar, a 2016-batch IAS officer, is at the moment serving as Director, MSME, within the Division of Industries and Commerce. He had reportedly been incommunicado since August 20 and had booked a flight ticket to Delhi, information company PTI reported.
Earlier on Saturday, Kharge had stated the federal government had acquired data that Gangwar was unreachable, however no formal criticism had been lodged by his household or anybody else.
“The knowledge got here a few days in the past. No formal criticism has been lodged by his household or anybody else. From this morning, there are additionally reviews on this within the media,” Kharge stated in response to questions in regards to the reviews.
He had additionally stated the officer was final traced to Kempegowda Worldwide Airport and that the federal government was trying into the matter.
“All modes of communication with him have been disconnected, and he’s not reachable. As of now, we now have data that he was final traced to Kempegowda Worldwide Airport. Now we have acquired some data from the airport and are trying into it. We’re nonetheless investigating and can resolve on the additional plan of action,” the minister had stated.
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Gangwar had earlier served as controller of examinations on the Karnataka Public Service Fee (KPSC) earlier than being changed in March this 12 months. PTI sources stated there have been reviews linking his absence to developments throughout his tenure on the fee, although this might not be independently confirmed.
The event comes amid scrutiny of the KPSC. The Karnataka Cupboard on Friday determined to advocate to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot that KPSC chairperson Shivashankarappa S Sahukar be suspended and that an inquiry be initiated towards him.
(With inputs from PTI)
