Delhi chief secy removes 3 officers for 'serious misconduct'

Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev has removed three government officers from service for alleged "serious misconduct", according to an official statement issued Tuesday.

They were removed as part of a drive against "corruption", it said.

These officers belonged to the revenue department and held positions of sub-registrar-II Punjabi Bagh-Nangloi, and tehsildars Preet Vihar and Mehrauli.

The statement stated that as part of a "sustained drive against corrupt practices, Vjay Kumar Dev, Chief Secretary, has removed three senior officers of the Delhi government from government service for committing serious misconduct."