IAS toppers fall in love, storm Internet

Tina Dabi, Athar Aamir Khan plan to get engaged, undecided on wedding date

Srinagar: Young bureaucrats Tina Dabi and Athar Aamir Khan, IAS toppers from the 2015 batch, are storming the Internet after announcing on Facebook that they are “in a relationship”, which in all possibilities is heading towards a marriage.Dabi, topper of the 2015 IAS exam, and Khan, who stood second, made a public announcement of their relationship on Facebook and it has been liked by more than 10,000 followers and friends of the duo.Over the past month, the duo has shared their pictures together, hanging out and holidaying. In one picture shared on Facebook of Dabi, the duo is holidaying in Amsterdam, Netherlands.In another, Khan has settled his gaze at Dabi. “And then I can’t take my eyes off her,” Khan has written as the caption. The duo, according a report, is planning to get engaged, though have not decided on the wedding date yet.Their love blossomed in a sarkari set-up when the two met for a felicitation function on May 11. Khan from south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is the third Kashmiri to secure a place in the first three ranks in Civil Service Exams. Khan, 23, is an IIT graduate. Dabi from Delhi made history by becoming the first-ever Dalit girl tio top civilservices exam in her very first attempt.The couple is currently undergoing a foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration in Mussoorie. (TNS)