India, Feb. 18 -- A day after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered a high-level probe into the issuance of minority status certificates to schools, the government on Tuesday transferred deputy secretary Milind Shenoy, accused of signing a spate of such certificates in two days, out of the minority welfare department. Shenoy has not been given another posting yet.

"CM Fadnavis and Dy CM Sunetra Pawar have ordered a probe and strict action against the culprits in the case," said an official from Pawar's office. "To ensure a free and fair investigation, deputy secretary Milind Shenoy has been moved out of the department." After the matter was exposed in the media on Monday, Shenoy did not attend office. On Tuesday, he was transferred. ...