Because of his father’s health, state minister Priyank Kharge has said, karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who was reported to be untraceable for two days, is at his hometown in Uttar Pradesh.
He said that when reporters asked him about the matter earlier on Saturday, the government had only limited information. “There was some miscommunication. At that point, officials knew that Gangwar had not been reachable for the previous few days. Gangwar’s official phone was switched off. “There are no allegations against him currently, and no one has filed an application seeking an inquiry against him.
Because of a family emergency, kharge said the confusion resulted from a communication gap after the officer left Karnataka. Because of unavoidable circumstances, the minister said, the officer had submitted a handwritten leave request to the authorities, seeking a week away from work. Because the preceding day was a festival and government offices were not fully operational, he said, the leave application could not be processed immediately. Because he was travelling and later reached his hometown, according to the minister, although he had a personal phone, officials were initially unable to contact him. Because of the situation involving his father and he would return in the next few days to complete the leave formalities, the minister said, the officer told the government that he had not been able to communicate properly. Earlier reporting noted: Karnataka IAS officer goes missing after Bengaluru flight; govt clarifies his whereabouts Karnataka IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who was reported to have gone missing after being last traced to Bengaluru airport, has communicated with the state government and clarified that he had travelled to his hometown due to a family emergency, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Saturday.
It has nothing to do with the ED searches,” the minister told reporters. Gangwar’s father is a heart patient and a sudden change in his condition required the officer to leave immediately, according to Kharge. Gangwar had told the government that he was prepared to face an inquiry by any agency if one was ordered, Kharge said. Let this be very clear,” the minister said. Earlier reporting noted: Kharge said the officer had sought leave and travelled urgently, but was not reachable on his official phone during the period, leading to confusion and speculation about his whereabouts. Earlier reporting noted: “There have been reports that an IAS officer in Karnataka has gone missing,” Kharge said in a post on X. “The officer concerned has since communicated with the Government and clarified that, due to a family emergency, he had sought leave and had to travel urgently to his hometown.”
