{
  "id": 14879757,
  "title": "Omar Abdullah writes to J&K chief secretary over IAS officer’s ‘misbehaviour’, says NC MLA Tanvir Sadiq",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/omar-abdullah-writes-to-j-k-chief-secretary-over-ias-officers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T05:25:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/omar-abdullah-writes-to-jk-chief-secretary-over-ias-officers-misbehaviour-says-nc-mla-tanvir-sadiq/article71591195.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote to the Chief Secretary requesting that the J&K Administrative Service (JKAS) officer accused of misbehaviour faces no repercussions. NC legislator Tanvir Sadiq informed that if J&K had been a full State, the officer, Kumar Rajiv Ranjan, \"would have been attached to the General Administration Department (GAD) pending a formal inquiry into his conduct.\"\n\nRanjan, administrative secretary of the Department of Labour and Employment, allegedly used \"abusive\" and \"foul\" language against Beenish Wani, Assistant Director of Employment, Ganderbal, during a review meeting of the Mission Yuva scheme. The clip surfaced online on October 15, causing protests from J&K officers.\n\nWani stated that she was not permitted to voice her opinion during the meeting. Ranjan's comments provoked outrage among J&K officials, with Wani asserting that senior officers should respect the dignity of women.\n\nFormer Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti condemned the behaviour, urging Abdullah to take the matter to the Government of India and demand strict action against the officer already facing allegations of issuing illegal gun licences. PDP leader Naeem Akhtar likened the incident to a \"master-slave relationship\" in Kashmir, highlighting the officer's prior involvement in a gun licences scam.",
  "summary": "Tanvir Sadiq said if J&K had been a full State, IAS officer Kumar Rajiv Ranjan, accused of using abusive language against an officer in an official meeting, “would have been attached to the General Administration Department (GAD) pending a formal inquiry into his conduct”.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}