In a significant development, the Bihar government has promoted senior IPS officer Amit Lodha (IPS:1998:BH) to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP). He is currently serving as Inspector General (IG), State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB), and his promotion is effective retrospectively from the date his junior, Ratna Sanjay Katiyar (IPS:1998:BH), was elevated.
Lodha’s promotion had been delayed due to controversies surrounding him, while his four batchmates, including Katiyar, were promoted to ADG rank on January 1, 2023.
In December 2022, he was suspended over allegations of corruption related to his association with a Netflix series. The Bihar government accused him of entering a commercial agreement with the streaming platform without official approval, violating service conduct rules. His case also attracted the Enforcement Directorate’s scrutiny, which launched an investigation into his assets for potential discrepancies linked to the series.
Further complicating matters, in January 2024, the Patna High Court refused to quash an FIR against Lodha in a disproportionate assets case, allowing the investigation to proceed.
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