Tribune News Service
Aditi Tandon
New Delhi, January 30
A biopic on IAF officer Durga Shakti Nagpal who blew the lid off a land scam in Mohali during her training in Punjab is in the works. This move had saved the state exchequer a lot of money.
Little do people know that the fiery 2010-batch IAS officer for Uttar Pradesh cadre, who rose to fame for her crackdown against the state’s sand mafia, wanted to opt for Punjab cadre.
Having family roots in Amritsar, Durga Shakti finished her higher secondary from Chandigarh’s Vivek High School.
“It was only after my marriage to a UP officer that I opted for the change of cadre. My first posting as Noida SDM came with its share of challenges. After local villagers complained of the rampant sand mining in the night, I led several raids to prevent the illegal practice. My family and I used to get threats those days but I was convinced to do my duty as long as I was right,” says the officer, who was suspended by the erstwhile Samajwadi Party-led UP Government in 2013 after she halted the illegal construction of a mosque on government land.
What followed was a series of interesting events that will form part of a Deepika Padukone-starrer biopic being made on Durga Shakti’s life. Sunir Khetarpal of “Kesri” fame is producing the film.
The biopic will feature Durga Shakti’s “honourable reinstatement” by the UP Government within 45 days of the suspension and…
