SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan towards JKAS officer Beenish Wani, directing the inquiry officer to submit a report within 15 days.
According to Government Order No. 1654-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on October 16, Mandeep Kaur, IAS (AGMUT: 2004), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, has been appointed as the inquiry officer.
The inquiry will examine the alleged misconduct involving Ranjan, Administrative Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, and Wani, Assistant Director, Employment, Ganderbal, which was reported in the print and electronic media.
The government has appointed Amit Vermani, JKAS, Additional Secretary to the Government in the General Administration Department, as the presenting officer in the matter.
The inquiry follows a controversy over a purported video of an exchange between Ranjan and Wani during a review meeting on Mission YUVA, reportedly concerning the role of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). The incident triggered criticism over the officer’s alleged conduct.
