Chandigarh, Feb. 18 -- The Punjab government on Monday suspended Muktsar deputy commissioner Rajesh Tripathi, a 2016-batch IAS officer, following complaints of corruption against him.

Abhijit Kaplish, 2015-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new deputy commissioner of Muktsar.

According to a government spokesperson, the state government had received serious complaints of corruption against Tripathi after which a thorough inquiry was conducted against the IAS officer.

"Rajesh Tripathi has been removed from his post and a vigilance inquiry has been marked against him," said the spokesperson.

The development comes days after the AAP government issued directions to the deputy commissioners, sub divisional magistrates (SDMs), seni...