Animal husbandry scam probe intensifies, ex IAS taken into custody
Lucknow, October 14: The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) has taken major action in the infamous Animal Husbandry recruitment scam, arresting former Principal Secretary Yogesh Kumar from Lucknow. He is a 1980 batch retired IAS officer.
The EOW Director General JN Singh stated that the Economic Offenses Wing arrested former IAS Yogesh Kumar from the posh Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. In 2014, during the previous Samajwadi Party government, 1,198 posts of Livestock Extension Officers were recruited in 17 divisions of Uttar Pradesh. Yogesh Kumar was the Principal Secretary of the Animal Husbandry Department at the time of the recruitment. Allegations of widespread irregularities during the selection process surfaced.
According to the EOW officer, evidence has been found against Yogesh Kumar in the Livestock Recruitment Scam, following which he has been arrested. At that time, Livestock Minister Raj Kishore Singh was the Minister. The file for sanction for prosecution of Rajkishore Singh is still pending with the government.
