‘Remedy for power drunk Babu’: IAS who emptied Delhi stadium to walk her dog gets compulsorily retired
Rinku Dugga, a 1994-batch AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre officer, had emptied a stadium of athletes in national capital Delhi, to walk their dog. As a punishment, Dugga was transferred out of Delhi and was posted as Principal Secretary, Indigenous Affairs in Arunachal Pradesh.
Her husband her Sanjeev Khirwar, who is also a 1994-batch IAS officer, is currently posted in Ladakh. Earlier he was Delhi's Principal Secretary (Revenue).
Built for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, athletes and coaches at the Thyagraj Stadium in the Indian capital New Delhi had to clear out by 7 pm for the senior bureaucrat and his pet. According to a report by news agency PTI, Dugga has been retired compulsorily under the Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j), Rule 48 of Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension Rules, 1972 after an assessment of her service record.
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