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GHAZIABAD BIHAR: A 29-year-old IAS officer District Magistrate found dead on railway tracks in Ghaziabad Bihar and police said: Mukesh Pandey allegedly committed suicide by coming under a train in Ghaziabad on Friday, barely a week after taking charge as the top official of Bihar\u2019s Buxar district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mukesh Pandey deceased is survived by his wife and a two-month-old daughter.<\/p>\n

Pandey hold14th ranked in Union Public Service Examination (UPSC), for all-India in 2012 which is considered the toughest competitive exams in India to select the country\u2019s top officials.<\/p>\n

The body was found with the head severed from the torso.<\/p>\n

Police said Pandey was identified from official documents found on the body. A note was also found on him with mention of a \u201cdetailed suicide note\u201d in his bag at a hotel room.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am committing suicide out of my own volition…,\u201d police said quoting Pandey\u2019s handwritten note found on the body.<\/p>\n

Pandey had checked into the posh Leela Palace Hotel in Delhi during the day on Thursday. His body was recovered from the railway tracks at around 9 pm by a team of Government Railway Police (GRP).<\/p>\n

Investigators said they were yet to ascertain the motive for the alleged suicide but sources said marital discord could be a reason for ending his life.<\/p>\n

A resident of Bihar\u2019s Saran district, Pandey joined as the district magistrate of Buxar on August 4. His wife and daughter were yet to shift toBuxar.<\/p>\n

He was earlier posted as deputy development commissioner at Katihar. His first posting was as sub-divisional officer, Balia, in Bihar\u2019s Begusarai district.<\/p>\n

Sources said Pandey was married in 2014 into a prominent business family, which has a car showroom in Patna.<\/p>\n

After his matriculation and higher secondary education in Assam, Pandey graduated in English from Guwahati\u2019s prestigious Cotton College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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