Wiki/Biography
Sanjay Popli was born on Saturday 21 September 1963 (age 59 years; as of 2022), and he hails from Amritsar, Punjab, India. His zodiac signal is Virgo. He did his education at St. Francis School, Amritsar. Thereafter, he pursued his commencement at Hindu College, Amritsar. He earned a grasp’s diploma in English from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s title is Ok.C. Popli. Not a lot is understood about his mom and siblings.
Wife & Children
Sanjay Popli is married to Shree Popli (or Sri Popli).
Sanjay Popli’s spouse, Shree Popli
His son, Kartik Popli, was getting ready for the judicial service examination when he died of gunshot accidents on 25 June 2022 throughout an anti-corruption raid at his dwelling in Sector 11, Chandigarh. He did his education at Yadavindra Public School, Chandigarh. He pursued his commencement at D.A.V. College, Chandigarh. Thereafter, he pursued a three-year legislation programme on the O.P. Jindal World University, from which he graduated in 2019. He recognized himself as a ‘lawyer, traveller and selenophile’ on his social media accounts. His Instagram profile depicted that he beloved to journey, preferred canines, and had an curiosity in pictures.
Sanjay Popli’s son, Kartik Popli
Address
House No. 520, Sector 11, Chandigarh
Career
From July 1990 to Might 1992, he served as a Professor of English and American Literature at St. Bede’s College, Shimla.
Civil Companies
He was appointed to the Punjab Civil Companies in 1992 after which he was posted as SDM in varied districts. In 2008, he was promoted and inducted into Indian Administrative Service towards the vacancies from the State Civil Service quota of Punjab. Though Popli was consecutively included within the combined eligibility listing of vacancies for consideration for professionalmotion to the IAS from 2010 to 2013, he needed to struggle a authorized battle to be elevated to the IAS. Reportedly, he was denied an integrity certificates by the then Chief Secretary. He filed a petition within the Central Advertministrative Tribunal (CAT) in 2016 for considering his induction into Indian Administrative Service, claiming that the IAS department of the Punjab government’s personnel dehalfment had tampered with and misrepredespatcheded his ACR for the yr 2007-08. On 23 August 2017, he began his profession as an IAS officer.
Positions Held (Indian Administrative Service)
- Particular Secretary — Social Safety — Ladies & Little one Dev (from 24 August 2017 to fifteen July 2018)
- Particular Secretary — Division of Cooperation, Punjab govt— Agricultural Advertising / Agriculture & Cooperation (from 16 July 2018 to 23 September 2019)
- Director — Sports & Youth — Youth Affairs & Sports (24 September 2019)
- CEO of the Punjab Water Provide and Sewerage Board
- Appointed because the Commissioner for individuals with disabilities and Director of Pensions in Might 2022
Indian Administrative Service
Controversies
Corruption Costs
On 20 June 2022, The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested IAS officer Sanjay Popli and his confederate Sandeep Vats on corruption costs. Allegedly, the CEO of the Punjab Water Provide and Sewerage Board Popli sought a one per cent fee from the contractor of a Rs 7-crore sewerage mission in Nawanshahr. A chunk of video proof was supplied by the whistleblower Sanjay Kumar, a Karnal-based contractor by way of the anti-corruption helpline. Kumar had used a pen digital camera to file Vats receiving the bribe.
Booked Underneath Arms Act
Following his arrest on 20 June 2022 within the bribery case, Popli was booked underneath Arms Act. Vigilance Bureau officers discovered 73 bullets (41 of seven.65 bore, 30 of .22 bore and two of .32 bore) in his home throughout searches.
Costs of Extortion, False Proof and Prison Conspiracy
Within the aftermath of his arrest on corruption costs, Popli, together with an unidentified girl, was booked underneath costs of extortion, false proof and prison conspiracy.
Accusing Vigilance Bureau of killing Kartik Popli
On 25 June 2022, his son, Kartik Popli, died of gunshot accidents at his dwelling in Sector-11, Chandigarh, whereas the Punjab vigilance group was looking the home over corruption costs towards Sanjay Popli. Whereas the household claimed that the vigilance Bureau officers had shot Kartik, Chandigarh’s SSP Kuldeep Chahal stated that Kartik had shot himself along with his licensed gun. Though Kartik was rushed to a hospital instantly, he was declared useless on arrival. The vigilance bureau seized 12kg gold, 3kg silver, 4 Apple iPhones, one Samsung Fold Cellphone, and two Samsung smartwatches from the storeroom of the Popli home. The 12 kg gold included 9 gold bricks of 1 kg every, 49 gold biscuits, and 12 gold cash. Aside from three silver bricks, every weighing a kilogram and 18 silver cash, Rs 3.5 lakh was additionally recovered in money.
An image of gold, money, and different precious objects recovered from arrested IAS officer Sanjay Popli’s residence in Chandigarh by the Punjab Vigilance group
Whereas recounting her son’s dying, Sanjay’s spouse, Shree, stated that the vigilance group took Kartik to the primary ground for interrogation. She stated,
They began pressuring him… They didn’t permit me to go upstairs, regardless of my requests. I by some means managed to catch a glimpse from the staircase and noticed that they’d a gun geared toward my son. I attempted to go upstairs however was stopped. Moments later, I heard a gunshot. They killed my son.”
Facts/Trivia
- Because the SDM of Jalalabad in 1997, he had a battle with a police officer, which led to a face-off between the police and Popli. Consequently, Sanjay was transferred from Jalalabad.
- His Annual Confidential Report (ACR) for the yr 2003-2004 featured hostile remarks through which the Normal Evaluation learn,
He was discovered of ‘eloping’ from sub-divisional headquarters which an SDM can in poor health afford. Refused to fix his methods despite repeated recommendation/warnings.” - Enthusiastic about cricket since childhood, he actively participates in varied one-day cricket matches. He earned the title of Finest Bowler in 2017 throughout a cricket match between Punjab Governor’s IAS Eleven and Haryana Governor’s IAS Eleven, which was held at Punjab Cricket Affiliation IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.
Sanjay Popli receiving an award for Finest Bowler in 2017 for a cricket match between Punjab Governor’s IAS Eleven and Haryana Governor’s IAS Eleven
- He can converse 4 languages, Hindi, Punjabi, English, and Urdu.