India, April 23 -- Beed collector Avinash Pathak has been transferred to the state fisheries development corporation as its managing director. While he was appointed the collector of the district in June last year, he was the CEO of Beed Zilla Parishad between August 2023 and June 2024.

Vivek Johnson, who has been the CEO of Chandrapur Zilla Parishad since 2022, will replace Pathak.

The move behind Pathak's transfer by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, purportedly comes after various political groups' insistence that existing officers be transferred from the district rife with caste-based conflict for a long span. Insiders have told HT that Pathak had failed to wield an iron hand against criminals, leading to the transfer.

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