Meet IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal: Lady Singham

Durga Shakti Nagpal is an IAS officer of UP cadre, Also known as Lady Singham. Durga Shakti Nagpal is a brave IAS officer who is seen as an inspiration for the women of the country. In 2013, during his tenure, he caught sand mafia red-handed. Due to which the state government suffered a lot. That is why Durga Shakti Nagpal was suspended on false charges.

Studies of IAS officer DurgaNagpal

IAS officer DurgaNagpal was born on 25 June 1985 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He also got his primary education from Agra. After that she came to Delhi to study B.Tech. Where he enrolled in Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology. His father SubhashNagpal was an Indian Statistical Service officer. His grandfather’s name is GhanshyamNagpal, who was a police officer who was killed in 1954 while serving the country in Sadar Bazar, Delhi.

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bold step against sand mafia

After passing the UPSC exam, he was appointed in the Punjab cadre. Within a year and a half of duty, he exposed a land scam. This lady IAS had taken a bold step against the sand mafia in Greater Noida. To stop illegal sand mining activities, he developed a special investigation team and seized 24 dumper trucks, 300 trolleys and also arrested 15 people involved in that illegal operation.

Suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal

IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal has been suspended by the UP government for allegedly demolishing the wall of an under-construction mosque in Kadalpur village of Greater Noida. The government filed a charge sheet against him, saying he had no right to demolish the wall and that her action was creating communal tension. The suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal attracted huge national attention. In view of huge protests from all sections of the society, the UP government revoked his suspension on 22 September 2013 and he was appointed as Joint Magistrate of Kanpur Dehat on 5 October 2013.

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Book written by Durga Shakti Nagpal

DurgaShaktiNagpal has written her new book, which is based on the pregnancy journey of women. The name of the book is ‘Grow Your Baby, Not Your Weight’.

Talking about the book, Durga Shakti Nagpal says, “During pregnancy, people are very sympathetic and say don’t worry, it’s a matter of few years, you will get back in shape. It happens in pregnancy. They empathize with you that your clothes will not fit. But the body shape you have in pregnancy is a perfect shape. If the body shape is not like this then the baby inside you will not be healthy. You should love your body.