UP Government Orders Inquiry Against Senior Official Over 'Conversion' Claims
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Mohammad Iftikharuddin is a 1985 batch officer who was posted in Kanpur between 2012 and 2018 in various positions, and is currently in Lucknow as chief of the state's Road Transport Corporation
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry by a SIT, or Special Investigation Team, from state police against senior IAS officer Mohammad Iftikharuddin, after videos were shared alleging that he was preaching about 'religious conversion' at his official residence.
Social media users alleged the videos were filmed in UP's Kanpur town.
Mr Iftikharuddin is a 1985 batch officer who was posted in Kanpur between 2007 and 2018 in various positions. He is now in Lucknow as chief of the state's Road Transport Corporation.
The videos in question were shared among others by the verified Twitter account of Neeraj Jain, who is the Deputy Mayor of the municipal corporation in Rajasthan's Ajmer.
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