Dentist-Turned-IAS Lokesh M Fired Over Noida Drowning Death

• IAS officer M Lokesh removed as CEO of Noida Authority following the drowning death of engineer Yuvraj Mehta.
• Uttar Pradesh government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case.
• Lokesh, a 2005-batch IAS officer from Bengaluru, served as Noida Authority CEO for 30 months.
• His career faced scrutiny earlier over a controversial Noida Metro Rail Corporation calendar featuring his photo.
• Lokesh, originally a dentist, cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination to join the IAS.

Why It Matters: IAS officer M Lokesh was removed from his post after a young engineer drowned in a Noida construction pit.