5 officials of UP Civil Defence dept removed

Five officials of Civil Defence Department, who were charged with misuse of authority, have been removed, a senior official said here today.
The officials of the voluntary section of the Civil Defence department have been removed from their positions following grave charges against them of misuse of authority, Inspector General of Civil Defence Uttar Pradesh Amitabh Thakur said.
Addressing a press conference, he said that charges against the officials have been inquired into and found to be correct.
Among the charges were those of land grabbing and "acting as tout of administrative officials", he said.
One of the removed officials had threatened the officer who had initiated action against him, he said, adding, SSP Agra has been asked to take action against him for threatening a government servant.

Thakur said criminal cases against the removed officials, who were of the rank of Deputy Director of Warden and Post-Warden, have been filed in Hariparwak police station here.
A civil defence website has been launched and applications for various inquires could be made on it, he said.