Amid deaths of at least 13 people due to alleged consumption of illicit liquor in Dewas district, Collector Rituraj and Superintendent of Police Puneet Gehlot have been changed. However, Madhya Pradesh government has not ascertained any reason for changing both the top officials of Dewas district.
While Rituraj, a 2015 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary General Administration, Gehlot has been transferred as Assistant Inspector General at Police Headquarters in Bhopal.
Neha Meena, who was serving as Collector Seoni, has been transferred to Dewas as Collector while Aditya Mishra, SP Balaghat has replaced Gehlot in Dewas.
Anju Arun Kumar, a 2017 batch IAS officer has been transferred as Collector Seoni. She was serving as Deputy Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development.
Apart from that, Collector and SP of Sagar district have also been changed. Pratibha Pal, who was serving as Collector Sagar, has been transferred as Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) at the rank of Additional Secretary. She has interchanged the position with Dilip Kumar Yadav, who was serving as MD, MPTDC.
Anurag Sujania, who was serving as SP Sagar, has been transferred as Assistant Inspector General at Police Headquarters in Bhopal. He has been replaced by Sanjeev Kumar Sinha, who was serving as Commandant, 14th Battalion, Special Security Force.

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