IAS officer who emptied Delhi stadium to walk her dog compulsorily retired

The central government has compulsorily retired Indian Administrative Service officer Rinku Dugga, reported The Indian Express on Wednesday. Dugga and her husband Sanjeev Khirwar were transferred out of Delhi in March last year following reports that the government-run Thyagraj Stadium was being closed for sports activities earlier than usual so that they could walk their dog at the facility.

Following the fiasco, 54-year-old Dugga had been posted as the principal secretary of indigenous affairs in Arunachal Pradesh after being transferred from her post as the secretary of land and building in the Delhi government.

The decision to retire her compulsorily was taken under Rule 48 of the Central Civil Services (CCS) Pension Rules, 1972. The provision states that the government holds the absolute right to retire officials prematurely on the grounds of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in the public interest.