The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the suspension of IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan (IAS:2010:JK) after his arrest by the CBI in connection with issuance of a large number of arms licences on the basis of forged documents. He has been suspended in puruance of Rule 3(2) of All India Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969.
Ranjan was presently posted as Additional chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Regulatory Authority, Jammu, holding the additional charge of Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority (JDA).
The CBI had recently arrested two former district magistrates of Kupwara — Rajeev Ranjan and Itrit Hussain Rafiqui– in connection with the case.
