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The Uttar Pradesh Government connected Monday (January 26, 2026) suspended Bareilly metropolis magistrate and Provincial State Service serviceman Alankar Agnihotri and ordered a Departmental enquiry against him, aft the serviceman submitted resignation from work questioning and criticising the authorities policies.
As per the authoritative bid issued by the Uttar Pradesh connected January 26, Mr. Agnihotri, a 2019-batch UPPSC officer, has been recovered prima facie blameworthy of indiscipline based connected a study submitted by the territory magistrate of Bareilly.
“Acting nether Rule 4 and Rule 7 of the Uttar Pradesh Government servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999, the authorities enactment the 2019-batch serviceman nether contiguous suspension and appointed the commissioner, Bareilly division, arsenic the enquiry serviceman to behaviour a elaborate probe into the charges,” reads the authoritative letter.
Bareilly City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri connected January 26 wrote his resignation from the work citing heavy disagreement with authorities policies, including the caller University Grant Commission (UGC) regulations. He described the caller UGC regulations arsenic a ‘black law’, speaking with reporters connected Monday (January 26, 2026), Mr. Agnihotri alleged the UGC provisions are discriminatory and could pb to societal unrest successful campuses. Mr. Agnihotri besides alleged that an “anti-Brahmin campaign” was nether mode successful Uttar Pradesh and claimed that members of the assemblage were being selectively targeted.
Mr. Agnihotri, a 2019-batch Provincial Civil Service officer, sent his resignation by email to the Uttar Pradesh Governor and Bareilly District Magistrate Avinash Singh. The PCS serviceman besides pointed to a caller spiritual contention successful Prayagraj, questioning the relation of administrative authorities.
A nonmigratory of Kanpur Nagar, Mr. Agnihotri had earlier served arsenic sub-divisional magistrate successful cardinal districts including Unnao, Balrampur and Lucknow, and was known successful administrative circles for his forthright views and strict enactment style.
