Sonal Swaroop, IAS, was “physically hit and verbally abused”; Full text of IAS Association’s letter to defence secretary

Sonal Swaroop

THE IAS Association has strongly condemned the assault of its member and deputy commissioner of Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district, Sonal Swaroop, by uniformed men belonging to 2nd Arunachal Pradesh Scouts Battalion, a part of Indian armed forces. Ms Swarup, a 2012 batch IAS, was physically hit and verbally abused, the Association said in a letter to union defence secretary. Here below is the full text of the letter written by Rakesh Srivastava, secretary of Indian Civil and Administrative Services (Central) Association and union secretary of the ministry of women and child development, Government of India:

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Sonal Swaroop

LAST week, minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju praised a 2012 batch IAS officer Dr Sonal Swaroop for adorning local costumes of Arunachal Pradesh adding, “she has won their (local people’s) hearts”. Here’s more about Dr Swaroop, who is currently serving as the deputy commissioner in West Kameng district of the Northeastern state: