Exclusive | Agri institute seeks Rs 1.63 Cr from celebrated IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for ‘unauthorised stay’ in bungalow

Exclusive | Agri institute seeks Rs 1.63 Cr from celebrated IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal for ‘unauthorised stay’ in bungalow

Nagpal, a 2010-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and currently District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri, said she had sought extensions because of her parents’ ill health and had requested a waiver of the penal charges.

IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal faces Rs 1.63 crore fine over extended stay at govt bungalow

New Delhi, Oct 8, 2025 In a development that has stirred administrative circles, Durga Shakti Nagpal, a 2010-batch IAS officer currently serving as District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, has been slapped with a hefty fine of Rs 1.63 crore by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) for allegedly overstaying in a government bungalow in Delhi. The amount was calculated using the government’s telescopic formula for unauthor…