IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh registered 66 FIRs against Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan in violation of election rules (File image)
He made headlines when he took stern action against Azam Khan and his aides for violating the model of conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
In India, many students who want to clear UPSC keep Journalism as their backup option. One of the main reasons is the grip on current events and general knowledge. Many former journalists are currently court judges and IAS or IPS officers. Today News18’s success story brings you an inspiring story from an IAS officer and former journalist. The officer is credited with bringing former member of Lok Sabha Azam Khan’s empire to ruin.
We are talking about IAS Officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh. Born in 1976, Uttar Pradesh Aunjaneya aspires to become an IAS officer from a young age. Despite his underachievement in school, the officer worked hard to fulfill his dreams. He completed his education from two prestigious universities of Purvanchal, Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University.
IAS Anjaneya Singh belongs to a well-read family where his father Dr. Mahendra Singh was a geography professor at DCSK PG College. At present, Dr. Mahendra Singh is retired from the position of Chief Proctor of the college and Head of Geography Department of this PG College. In his professional years, IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh worked as a journalist for a short time and changed his career path and became an IAS officer.
He was first deputed in Sikkim and in 2016 he was transferred to Uttar Pradesh. It was during the Samajwadi Party regime when Aunjaneya Kumar Singh became the DM & Collector of Bulandshar. He was deputed for a term from July 2016 to April 2017. The officer was then transferred to Lucknow as the Additional Trade Tax Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh. His deputation was also for a short period between April 2017 and June 2018.
He became the DM & Collector of Fatehpur (June 2018 – February 2019) and Rampur (February 2019 – March 2021). It was during this period that he served as Rampur’s collector as he became a part of the headlines. It was in 2019 when local people called him the toughest officer with a warrior mentality. He made headlines when he cracked down on Azam Khan and his aides for violating the model of conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh registered 66 FIRs against Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan in violation of election rules. Because of these FIRs, Azam Khan was found guilty and went to jail. Currently, IAS Officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh is the Division Commissioner of Moradabad.
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