The Andhra Pradesh government has transferred Vikas Marmat, the IAS officer serving as Project Director of the Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA), after Bengaluru police named him as an accused in a case involving the alleged abuse and assault of police personnel.
Marmat has been directed to report to the General Administration Department for further posting with immediate effect, according to an order issued by the Andhra Pradesh government. The order was cited by Deccan Chronicle and attributed to Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad.
The government has also instructed the Collector and District Magistrate of Chittoor district to make an in-charge arrangement for the post of KADA Project Director. The order does not identify the officer who will take temporary charge of the authority.
KADA is responsible for area development work in the Kuppam region of Chittoor district. The transfer changes the officer responsible for the authority’s administration while the state government works out a temporary arrangement. The supplied report does not provide details of any pending KADA project or explain whether the transfer will affect ongoing administrative or development work.
The Bengaluru case relates to an incident reported at Cavore Bar and Restaurant during the early hours of October 10. Bengaluru police have booked Marmat at Cubbon Park police station, alleging that he abused and assaulted police personnel during an inspection at the establishment.
Marmat is a 2019-batch IAS officer. The police case identifies him as an accused; the supplied report does not state that a court has determined his guilt. The nature of the inspection, the sections invoked in the case and the current status of the investigation were not detailed in the report.
The transfer order and the police case involve separate administrative and legal processes. The Andhra Pradesh government’s immediate action concerns Marmat’s posting in the state, while the Bengaluru police case will proceed under the jurisdiction of the Cubbon Park police station. No further statement from Marmat or his legal representatives was included in the supplied report.
The Chittoor district Collector and District Magistrate are now responsible for arranging interim leadership for KADA. Marmat will remain attached to the General Administration Department until the Andhra Pradesh government assigns him a further posting.
