A sub-divisional magistrate (judicial), who had summoned the Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel in a land acquisition-related case and his staff member have been suspended by the State government, officials said on Thursday. The officer, identified as Vineet Kumar, was suspended by the State government on the report submitted by the Budaun District Magistrate (DM) Manoj Kumar.
“We have submitted the report to the State government, afterwards action was taken,” said the Budaun DM. The SDM was charged for gross ‘negligence’ as well as ‘laxity’ on-duty. A reader in the SDM office, Badan Singh, was also suspended on similar grounds of ‘negligence’.
