THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, March 27: Amid the hue and cry over the Covid scare in the state, the state government has reportedly reinstated IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman into the service.
The 2013 batch officer had come under a cloud after he was implicated by the police in the controversial drunken driving accident that caused the death of journalist K M Basheer in Thiruvananthapuram in August 2019. He was then placed under suspension by the state government.
Venkitaraman had earlier requested the government to reinstate him in service as per the provisions of the All India Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1996.
In January a committee headed by chief secretary Tom Jose has decided to reinstate him into service. However, it was put on hold after criticism from various corners.
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