Karimnagar district collector Sarfaraz Ahmed transferred

District collector of Karimnagar Sarfaraz Ahmed has been transferred and the orders pertaining to it have been issued on Monday. He has been appointed as an Excise commissioner.

Meanwhile, the government likely to appoint Shashanka as the new collector of the Karimnagar district. Currently, Shashanka is serving as the collector of Jogulamba-Gadwal district.

It is believed that the conflicts that Sarfaraz had with the Minister Gangula Kamalakar and MLA Rasmai resulted in his transfer. Sarfaraz transfer has assumed significance ahead of the municipal elections in Telangana.

However, the government officials said that the transfer comes after the tenure of Sarfaraz Ahmed touched three years.