Anurag Tewari | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Commissioner of Bidar | |
| In office November 2015 – October 2016 | |
| Commissioner, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Bengaluru | |
| In office October 2016 – 17 May 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1981[1] |
| Died | 17 May 2017 (aged 36)[1] Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India[2] |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Anurag Tewari was an Indian administrative service officer of 2007 batch, Karnataka cadre. As Deputy Commissioner of Bidar from November 2015 to October 2016, he designed a ground water recharge scheme funded through the MGNREGA. The Government of Karnataka adopted this model statewide as the "Raita Belaku" (Light of the Farmer) program in 2017.[3]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Anurag Tewari was born in 1981.[1] He holds an engineer degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), he cleared the UPSC civil service examination.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Tewari was commissioned in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 2007.[1]
Deputy Commissioner of Bidar[edit | edit source]
In November 2015, Tewari was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Bidar.[5][6] During this period, he conducted regular public visits and held administrative meeting called "Development Days".[7] He launched a social media initiative #askDC for public grievance redressal.[8]
Tewari implemented a scheme to deepen farm ponds using funds from the MGNREGA for groundwater recharge.[3] The Government of Karnataka subsequently adopted this program statewide as "Raitha Belaku" (Light of the Farmers) in 2017.[3]
Commissioner posting[edit | edit source]
In October 2016, Tewari was posted as Commissioner of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in Bengaluru.[1] He held this position until his death on 17 May 2017.[9]
Death and investigation[edit | edit source]
Discovery and initial response[edit | edit source]
Tewari was found dead on a roadside near the Meera Bai State Guest House in Hazratganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 17 May 2017, his 36th birthday.[1] Police described the circumstances as suspicious.[1] A post-mortem examination determined the cause of death to be asphyxiation.[2]
Murder case registration[edit | edit source]
On 22 May 2017, the Hazratganj police registered a First Information Report under Indian penal code section 302 (murder) against unknown persons, based on a complaint filed by Tewari's brother Mayank Tewari.[10] Tewari's family alleged he had been under pressure from superiors and that he had expressed concerns about his safety two months before his death.[11] The Uttar Pradesh government recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation following a meeting with Yogi Adityanath.[12][13]
A Uttar Pradesh minister stated in the assembly that Tewari was preparing to expose financial irregularities in the Karnataka Food Department worth 2,000 crore. The Karnataka government denied this claim.[10][9] A special investigation team visited Tewari's Bengaluru office and residence in June 2017 to collect evidence.[14]
CBI investigation[edit | edit source]
The CBI took over the investigation in July 2017 and registered a murder case under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 and 201.[15]
In February 2019, the CBI filed a closure report concluding that Tewari died in an accidental fall resulting in asphyxiation, ruling out both suicide and homicide.[16] Tewari's family rejected this finding. The CBI filed a second closure report in January 2021.[17]
In September 2022, a special CBI court in Lucknow rejected both closure reports on a protest petition filed by Mayank Tewari.[17] The court ruled that the closure reports could not be accepted, as of October 2022, the case remained officially open.[17]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "On Birthday, IAS Officer Found Dead By Roadside. 'Suspicious' Say Cops". NDTV. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IAS officer found dead in Lucknow". The Hindu. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tewari's work inspired govt to start 'Raitha Belaku'". Deccan Herald. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Anurag Tewari: An IAS officer to be remembered". Bangalore Mirror. March 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Desai, Rishikesh Bahadur (12 June 2015). "Anurag Tewari is new DC of Bidar district". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Anurag Tewari is Bidar Deputy Commissioner". The Hindu. 15 June 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Desai, Rishikesh Bahadur (30 December 2015). "Bidar DC to go on weekly rounds". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Administration to speed up development works in Bidar". The Hindu. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 K. T., Vinobha (19 May 2017). "IAS officer Anurag Tewari hardly worked for 38 days in Karnataka: Minister U T Khader". Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "FIR registered in the case of IAS officer Anurag Tewari's death". Times of India. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Murder case registered in IAS officer Anurag Tiwari's death, family says he was under pressure". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "IAS officer's death: UP government recommends CBI probe". Times of India. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ↑ "After registering murder case, govt orders CBI probe into IAS officer Anurag Tewari's death". The News Minute. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Anurag Tewari case: SIT visits his office, residence in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Pathikrit (17 June 2017). "IAS officer's death: CBI registers murder case". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "CBI files closure report, says IAS officer died due to accidental fall". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Special court rejects CBI closure report on Karnataka IAS officer's death". Business Standard. IANS. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.