MLA’s niece removed from Namma Clinic job after revelation of being full-time PG student in medical college
Media reports highlighted the fact that she is the daughter of Rajkumar Yaragal, the District Health Officer (DHO), and the niece of Umesh Meti, an MLA and a Congress leader
The Karnataka government has dismissed a doctor's contract in Bagalkot after it was revealed she was a full-time post-graduate student at a medical college. Ankita Yaragal, the niece of MLA Umesh Meti and daughter of District Health Officer Rajkumar Yaragal, was removed from her position at Namma Clinic in Bagalkot. She had been working as an outsource health officer at the clinic since April 2025.
A preliminary report recommended her dismissal, and a district-level inquiry was scheduled for September 15, which she did not attend. Rajkumar Yaragal claimed his daughter was appointed by a previous DHO but had not released her salary since taking office.
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