India, Oct. 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed senior bureaucrat Mandeep Kaur to investigate the allegations against IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan and directed her to submit the inquiry report within 15 days of the issuance of the order. Amit Vermani, JKAS, Additional Secretary in the General Administration Department, has been appointed as the presenting officer in the matter.

This came after chief minister Omar Abdullah strongly condemned Ranjan's conduct during a controversial online meeting, stating that his behaviour was not in keeping with the standards expected of a senior civil servant.

The incident occurred during a virtual review meeting on 'Mission YUVA'. Ranjan, a 2010-batch IAS officer currently serving ...