Civil services are often seen as a path to power and position. But for some officers, the focus is on meaningful work. When that is missing, frustration can build. This appears to be the case with Rinkoo Singh Rahee (IAS:2023:UP). He resigned from service on Tuesday.
Rahi said he was not getting a chance to serve people in the way he expected. He was not satisfied with the work given to him. He felt the responsibilities assigned to him did not match his idea of public service.
He alleged that he had not been given any ‘meaningful’ posting for a prolonged period and was thus denied the opportunity to serve the public, although he continued receiving salary.
The Rahi claimed he was kept in an “attached” position, which he disliked.
He was nearly killed after assailants shot at him multiple times when he busted a major scam in his department when he was posted with the Welfare Department in Muzaffarnagar as a Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officer before being selected as IAS officer through Civil Services Examination.
On July 28, 2025, he was appointed as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Puwayan, Shahjahanpur, but was removed from his post just after 36 hours of assuming charge.
Similarly, Rahi was transferred and attached to the U.P. Revenue Board after a video of him doing sit-ups amid a protest by lawyers in Shahjahanpur went viral on social media.
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