India, Jan. 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday gave 2011 batch IAS officer Krishna Karunesh, currently the additional chief executive officer of the Noida authority, additional charge as the CEO of the authority until a permanent appointment is made, according to a copy of the order accessed by HT.

The move comes five days after Lokesh M was removed from the post, reportedly over the drowning death of a software engineer in full public view. Karunesh confirmed to HT that he has taken charge of the Noida authority on Saturday. However, he refused to comment on the probe into the death of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta, 27, in an open trench in Sector 150 last Saturday.

An official of the UP government, who is aware of the pro...