born june indian civil servant officer posted came public view launching massive drive corruption illegal sand mining jurisdiction later suspended government allegedly illegal mosque wall village resulted severe opposition perceived based grounds growing demand political parties associations indian general public online social media suspension revoked suspension revoked government september appointed officer special duty january post currently holds background born june father government employee awarded president medal distinguished service grandfather police officer murdered duty delhi family belongs state graduated undergraduate degree computer engineering obtained joined attempt pass civil service exam accepted chose exam time married officer serving met preparing examinations live career began joined district administration june served fourteen months officer exposed land august moved marrying later appointed came public notice acting sand mafia forming special investigation teams stop illegal sand mining river banks leadership administration confiscated trucks illegal operations arrested people fined million crackdown illegal mining sand mining activity region comprising delhi illegal environment impact assessment carried estimated sand illegally day cost sand varies billion million month billion million according engineers massive mining responsible soil erosion changing natural flow shifted course metres east posed threat flood sectors special mining squad established district administration curb sand mining expected succeed high demand sand increased construction activity police political sand mafia ensured rules safeguard environment regularly receiving complaints rivers banks chief minister office asked district administration prevent illegal activity oversaw large operation stop illegal sand mining district surprise secrecy arrest illegal miners machinery july said strict action engaged illegal mining adding activity affect environmental adversely april filed chief judicial ordered arrest illegal sand miners cases april june police vehicles machinery illegal mining collected fines joint operation involving revenue police transport departments launched villages monitored july government transferred mining officer district assisting transferred survived attempts life february targeted april visit police station attacks attributed sand mafia operating district night july police arrested persons confiscated vehicles district registered seven cases greater areas suspension suspended july day allegedly demolished wall construction mosque area construction mosque cleared state government actually involved demolition wall justified actions disputed supporters media sources claim order demolition wall present site incident happened according targeted campaign illegal sand mining allegations involvement demolition false sources quote residents claiming personally supervised demolition wall august submitted reply filed government declared innocent said action rules service directions supreme_court august district magistrate backed actions transferred post wait list suspension revoked accompanied husband met chief minister september time suspension suspension revoked government september joined joint magistrate october family october husband suspended suspended chief minister allegedly treating teacher manner denies charges government refuses elaborate actions guilty reactions suspension public administrative actions subsequent suspension received widespread attention india widely praised making efforts clean corruption indian political system references hindu goddess taking action politically connected sand mining mafia real estate barons according professor chair centre study social systems protest suspension growing discontent india growing middle class politics public protests government engage damage control highlighting welfare schemes announcing considering set task force check illegal mining large number people social media like facebook twitter protested officer suspension serving retired officers like central commissioner cabinet general came support calling actions bold courageous asked chief secretary suspension national body officers termed government actions wrong believes suspended stringent actions hurt sand mafia demanded immediate suspension called incident young officers collective voicing concerns state officers deemed unusual surprised ruling senior officers attributed backlash general feeling officer increasing political interference public administration august rare act thousands officers filed petition department personnel training demanding intervention central government direct government suspension august reacting suspension ordered pan india suspension sand mining activity carried license political parties suspension came public view alleged leader cabinet minister rank state industrial corporation limited responsible getting abruptly suspended frustrated drive illegal mining later recorded video getting officer suspended minutes leaders party issued statements supporting suspension order leader supported july saying decision government indicated politics politicians turning dirty took place extremely wrong criticised government letting whistle honest officers work freely praised carrying duties opposition parties state party accused state government ignoring rule law protecting criminals president criticised action communal based sentiments good officer vote bank politics asked state governor intervene suspension august condemned suspension order said public reactions leaders supporting suspension order indicated orders dictated sand mining mafia criticised arbitrary demolition mosque wall wrote letter prime minister demanding fair treatment officer state government government said statement suspended mosque wall chief minister justified order saying actions lacked disturbed communal harmony suspended administrative ease communal tension later refuted reports area reported communal tension station officer police station said demolition took place night residents aware incident demolition reportedly executed compliance supreme_court orders forbidding construction illegal religious structures public land court judgement passed ruled new temples churches constructed public parks public streets public spaces ban enforced gave rise law order problem according report demolition incident submitted government demolish wall religious structure fact religious structure place construction wall begun warned structure constructed government land local residents decided constructed wall report called actions free report says communal tension possibility clashes religious communities government appointed committee verify report officers association protested july chief secretary said suspension order reviewed despite assurances decision taken suspension attached state capital residents challenged anti corruption narrative media suspension order justified threatened protest reinstated said mosque built land got approval adding unaware seeking permission construction mosque started questioned delayed response authorities stressing high getting police demolish said requested time obtain construction permission rejected report government claimed contact officials said donations construction temples given aim build mosque spokesperson party said villagers aware supreme_court duty administration direct getting permission stop construction temporarily majority villagers muslims rest minimal threat communal violence month later villagers said felt cheated government permission build given blamed leaders said party leaders got permission build mosque time preventing incident happening public interest suspension order challenged july public interest litigation petition filed social activist bench court requested court direct central government ask state governments prevent harassment officers ordered action illegal construction religious places illegal mining august court ruled suspension matter officer directly approach court praised work preventing illegal sand mining ordered central state government report illegal mining security provided officers engaged stopping august accepted filed advocate sought dismiss charges argued suffering following court demolition illegal religious structures august court refused accept questioning standing lawyer saying entertain petition approaches court court sought explanation government arresting scholar allegedly wrote post facebook support central government passed advisory based earlier order court said person arrested posting comments social networking sites taking permission high ranking police official intervention central government july central government said awaiting detailed report suspension state days minister state personnel meeting delegation india officers association assured justice later assured version incident taken account reaching decision discipline appeal rules government suspension days pending disciplinary proceedings consent august prime minister said central government asked government provide details case august associations met secretary training demanded central government modify rules related suspension state governments rules widely abused associations want central government instead state governments authority suspend officer august central government decided intervene suspension appeal challenge suspension order given government suspension july centre issued government seeking detailed report august government sent report suspension served deemed actions violation rules
Durga Shakti Nagpal