India, Oct. 16 -- A controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan allegedly abused a woman JKAS officer and threatened to recommend her dismissal during an official meeting. The incident has triggered strong condemnation from the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) fraternity, which has called for an impartial inquiry and announced a one-day pen-down strike to protest the alleged humiliation.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also taken up the matter with the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, and directed that no retaliatory action be taken against the affected officer, Beenish Wani.

The controversy surfaced after a purported video of an online review meeting on Mission YUVA circulate...