India, Oct. 6 -- Nearly two months after his transfer from Jammu and Kashmir to Lakshadweep, IAS officer Prasanna Ramaswamy has been removed as chairman of the governing body of the Looms of Ladakh Women Cooperative Ltd amid an administrative examination of alleged irregularities and conflict-of-interest concerns, officials said on Tuesday.

Leh Deputy Commissioner Romil Singh Donk will now take charge as chairman in accordance with the cooperative's Articles of Association, which provide for the deputy commissioner to serve as its ex-officio chairman, they said.

The development comes amid a controversy over the cooperative's registration and functioning. The Ladakh Administration has referred the matter to the Ministry of Home Affairs (...