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IAS Officer Vikas Marmat Faces Andhra Pradesh Government Action After Bengaluru Pub Incident
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Moneycontrol•14-10-2026, 16:32
IAS Officer Vikas Marmat Faces Andhra Pradesh Government Action After Bengaluru Pub Incident
  • •Andhra Pradesh government is considering action against 2019-batch IAS officer Vikas Marmat following an alleged altercation at a Bengaluru pub.
  • •Marmat, currently the Project Director of KADA, was booked alongside three others after an argument during late-night police verification.
  • •Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has sought a detailed report on the matter, expressing concern over unwarranted attention to the state bureaucracy.
  • •The opposition YSRCP has accused the TDP-led NDA government of attempting to protect the IIT Kanpur graduate involved in the FIR at Cubbon Park police station.

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IAS officer Vikas Marmat and three others were booked after an alleged late-night altercation and argument with police personnel during a pub verification check in Bengaluru.

Vikas Marmat serves as the Project Director of the Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA) in Andhra Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh government is considering taking action against Vikas Marmat, as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu sought a detailed report from Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad regarding the incident.