Principal Secy (Irrigation) K S Atoria says the engineer was with his family at his residence After reports surfaced in the media that an executive engineer of the state Irrigation department has sent his resignation to Chief Minister Mayawati in which he has accused BSP legislator Bhimrao Ambedkar of threatening him with dire consequences, the Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday directed Principal Secretary (Irrigation) K S Atoria to conduct an inquiry into the matter.
The threats were reportedly issued as the engineer did not accept the MLA’s demand to install a tubewell at a place of his (MLA’s) choice in Etawah district.
Contradictions have emerged on the whereabouts of Executive Engineer Shivdas (55). While it has been reported that he has been missing for the last two days and did not even attend his son’s wedding in Kanpur on Saturday, Atoria told mediapersons on Sunday evening that the engineer was with his family at his residence. “He is at his residence, with his family, making arrangements for a party which will be held on Monday,” said Atoria. The senior bureaucrat has been asked by the government to summon the engineer and probe the allegations levelled against Bhimrao Ambedkar, BSP legislator from Lakhna in Etawah, and submit a report.
Atoria claimed that Shivdas had attended his son’s wedding. “I spoke to him twice today. Allegations levelled by Shivdas are being probed and the report will reveal the truth,” he added.
Earlier in the day, the engineer’s family said that they were still looking for him. Though the family is yet to lodge a complaint with the police, the engineer’s younger brother Shiv Prakash said Shivdas was “under pressure”. He, however, did not elaborate it saying the engineer’s wife and children could only explain it. Neither Shivdas’s wife Gomti Devi nor his children could be reached for comment.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Missing--engineer--govt-orders-probe/582743
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