Jal Vihar bungalow row: MHA suspends former DJB official

The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Udit Prakash Rai, who has been in the eye of a storm for allegedly demolishing a 15th century monument in southeast Delhi for building a new government accommodation in its place, to move in as the then CEO of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

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An order issued by MHA under-secretary Rakesh Kumar Singh, dated July 31, said that Rai, a 2007-batch officer currently serving as a secretary with the Mizoram government, has been suspended with immediate effect.

"Whereas, department proceedings against Udit Prakash Rai are contemplated. Now, therefore, the President of India, in exercise of powers conferred under Rule 3 of the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal), 1969, hereby places Rai under suspension with immediate effect," the order said.

The order added that during the period of suspension, the headquarters for Rai will be Mizoram, and he shall not leave the headquarters without obtaining the prior permission from the competent authority.

During the suspension period, Rai will be entitled to subsistence allowance equal to leave salary, the order marked to the Mizoram chief secretary, the principal secretary to Delhi's lieutenant governor and the Delhi chief secretary added.