{{Short description|Indian civil servant (1957–1994)}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = G. Krishnaiah |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date text|8 February 1957}} |birth_place = then Andhra Pradesh, India |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1994|12|05|1957|02|08}} |death_place = Muzaffarpur, Bihar |other_names = |education = |alma_mater = |occupation = Bureaucrat |spouse = Uma Devi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/g-krishnaiahs-wife-uma-devi-ias-association-raise-questions-over-anand-mohans-release/videoshow/99777226.cms?from=mdr|title=G Krishnaiah's wife Uma Devi, IAS Association raise questions over Anand Mohan's release}}</ref> |children = 2 |awards = }}
'''G. Krishnaiah''' (8 February 1957 – 5 December 1994) was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1985 batch who was killed in Muzaffarpur, Bihar by the mob led by a few politicians.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Santosh |date=2023-04-27 |title=G Krishnaiah: How Anand Mohan and his men killed the Gopalganj DM |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/patna/a-murder-most-foul-a-family-criminal-enterprise-and-the-rifle-bullet-combination-revisiting-the-murder-of-gopalganj-district-magistrate-g-krishnaiah-8578017/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> At the time of death in 1994, he was 37 years old and serving as the District Magistrate (DM) of Gopalganj district, the home district of the then CM Lalu Prasad Yadav.
In memory of his death and service, a statue of him with a pen in pocket has been erected in Gopalganj.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Jyoti |date=2023-04-25 |title=IAS officer lynched by mob. 30 yrs on, a statue, angry cadre, and a smiling CM with the killer |url=https://theprint.in/ground-reports/ias-officer-lynched-by-mob-30-yrs-on-a-statue-angry-cadre-and-a-smiling-cm-with-the-killer/1538744/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life == G. Krishnaiah was born in 1957 into a landless Dalit family in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh (present day in Telangana).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=31 December 1994 |title=Inspiring success story of Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19941231-inspiring-success-story-of-gopalganj-district-magistrate-g-krishnaiah-810103-1994-12-30 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Shashwat |last2= |first2= |date=26 April 2023 |title=How IAS G Krishnaiah was killed? Gopalganj ex-DM's driver recalls what happened in 1994 {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/bihar/news-how-ias-g-krishnaiah-was-killed-gopalganj-former-dm-driver-recalls-what-happened-in-1994-anand-mohan-singh-india-tv-exclusive-2023-04-26-867076 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref> His father worked as a coolie and Krishnaiah himself started off doing the same.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhoomi |first=Vivek |date=28 April 2023 |title=From coolie to IAS officer: Friends, kin recall slain Krishnaiah's struggle, triumph & tragic end |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2023/Apr/28/from-coolie-to-ias-officer-friends-kin-recall-slain-krishnaiahs-struggle-triumph-tragic-end-2570094.html |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 April 2025 |title=From coolie to IAS officer: How Anand Mohan's mob cut short an inspiring story |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/anand-mohan-ias-officer-coolie-journey-g-krishnaiah-murder-2364855-2023-04-26 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He studied journalism, and later worked as a clerk before eventually joining the civil services.<ref name=":0" />
==Death and aftermath== In 2007 Patna District Court convicted six politicians for his killing. The politicians convicted include Anand Mohan Singh and his wife Lovely Anand (both ex-MPs), Vijay Kumar Shukla known as "Munna Shukla" (MLA), Akhlaq Ahmed and Arun Kumar (both ex-MLAs), Harendra Kumar (senior JDU leader) and SS Thakur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-6-bihar-politicos-convicted-for-killing-ias-officer-1124806|title=6 Bihar politicos convicted for killing IAS officer|date=2 October 2007}}</ref> In April 2023, the Bihar government tweaked the prison manual, removing the rule that prevented early release for those convicted of killing public servants on duty. This change allowed the government to grant remission (basically, reducing the sentence) to 27 prisoners, including Anand Mohan Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Manish |last2=Prasad |first2=Megha |date=25 April 2023 |title=Ex MP Behind IAS Officer's Murder To Be Freed As Bihar Tweaks Prison Rules |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gangster-politician-anand-mohan-to-be-released-after-bihar-tweaks-prison-rules-3976673 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Bihar ex-MP Anand Mohan, convicted in DM-lynching case, freed from jail, gets news at son's ring ceremony |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/released-from-jail-murder-case-anand-mohan-attends-son-engagement-meets-bihar-top-leaders-2364315-2023-04-25# |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Darpan |date=17 May 2023 |title=Amid Atiq's killing row, why Bihar is pushing for Don Anand Mohan's release |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/atiq-ahmed-killing-bihar-pushing-don-anand-mohan-release-2361054-2023-04-17 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The amendment sparked widespread controversy and criticism across India. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) described the rule change as "pro-crime" and "anti-Dalit",<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=24 April 2023 |title=Mayawati's criticism of Nitish 'tweaking' prison rules irks 'Mahagathbandhan' leaders |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/Apr/24/mayawatis-criticism-of-nitish-tweaking-prison-rules-irks-mahagathbandhan-leaders-2568959.html |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of altering the prison manual to benefit Singh, a prominent Rajput leader.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Arun |date=1 May 2023 |title='Now when it suits him…': Sushil Modi targets Nitish Kumar on jail manual tweak |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/bjp-leader-counters-bihar-cm-s-decision-to-tweak-prison-manual-for-ex-lawmaker-s-release-sparks-controversy-101682935801388.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817032937/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/bjp-leader-counters-bihar-cm-s-decision-to-tweak-prison-manual-for-ex-lawmaker-s-release-sparks-controversy-101682935801388.html |archive-date=17 August 2023 |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, legal experts and civil society members expressed concerns over the potential implications of such amendments on the justice system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chakraborty |first=Debdutta |date=25 April 2023 |title='Mockery of justice': IAS Association hits out as ex-MP convicted of DM's murder freed after Bihar rule tweak |url=https://theprint.in/india/mockery-of-justice-ias-association-hits-out-as-ex-mp-convicted-of-dms-murder-freed-after-bihar-rule-tweak/1539032/ |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhargava |first=Ashish Kumar |last2=Kumar |first2=Manish |date=19 May 2023 |title=On Ex MP's Controversial Release, Supreme Court Seeks Records From Bihar |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-ask-bihar-government-to-produce-records-on-controversial-release-of-former-mp-anand-mohan-singh-4047968 |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=www.ndtv.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kidwai |first=Shafey |date=11 May 2023 |title=In good faith: Why remission of sentences of Anand Mohan Singh and Bilkis Bano convicts is ethically wrong |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/in-good-faith-why-remission-of-sentences-of-anand-mohan-singh-and-bilkis-bano-convicts-is-ethically-wrong-8602369/ |access-date=20 February 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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