IAS Officer Vikas Marmat Transferred After Pub Brawl in Bengaluru
· India · Times of India, The Hindu
IAS officer Vikas Marmat, a 2019-batch officer and Kuppam Area Development Authority Project Director, was transferred following a pub brawl in Bengaluru on October 10, 2026. Marmat and three associates were booked by Cubbon Park police for allegedly abusing and attempting to assault police personnel during an underage revelry check at an upscale bar on Residency Road. The incident occurred around 1:30am when a Central Crime Branch team, led by Inspector Arun Salunke, asked young women to produce age documents, which angered Marmat and his associate Abhay Uday Singh. After a video of the altercation went viral on social media, the Andhra Pradesh government, under pressure from Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, initiated disciplinary action and directed Marmat to report to the General Administration Department. The state government also directed the Chittoor collector to arrange an in-charge project director for KADA. Marmat and his associates apologised for their conduct the followin
Why it matters
The transfer removes Vikas Marmat from his post in Kuppam, the constituency of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, directly impacting local governance in the region. It signals the state government's zero-tolerance stance against misconduct by IAS officers, especially when caught on video and amplified by public pressure.
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