UP Engineer Puts Up A 'World's Best Engineer Osama Bin Laden' Picture In Office, Gets Suspended

In a bizarre set of events, an officer of a state-run power distribution company was suspended on Wednesday over having a picture of Osama bin Laden in his office describing the slain Al-Qaeda founder as ¡°world¡¯s best junior engineer¡±, officials said.

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Ravindra Prakash Gautam, sub-divisional officer (SDO) with the Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (DVVNL), placed a picture of Laden in his office, with a note below it that read ¡°Respected Osama bin Laden, world¡¯s best junior engineer¡±, the officials said.

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After the Laden¡¯s picture with the message went viral on social media, senior district officials took cognizance and ordered SDO¡¯s suspension.

The picture of Laden was also removed from the office, they said.

¡°Managing Director of DVVNL has suspended SDO Ravindra Prakash Gautam following an inquiry into the incident,¡± said Farrukhabad District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Singh.

The suspended officer remains unperturbed:

Meanwhile, the suspended officer has defended his actions. ¡°Anyone can be an idol. Osama was the best junior engineer of the world. The picture has been removed, but I have several copies,¡± Gautam said.

(With PTI inputs)

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