New Delhi, Aug 9: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday ordered premature retirement of suspended IPS officer Basant Rath.
Last month, the Union Home Ministry extended the suspension of Basant Rath for another six months.
Basant Rath was first suspended in July 2020 for what was described as “repeated instances of gross misconduct and misbehaviour”.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 16(3) of the All India Services (Death-Cum -Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the President in consultation with the UT Division, Ministry of Home Affairs hereby requires Shri Basant Kumar Rath, IPS (AGMUT: 2000), a member of the Indian Police Service borne on the AGMUT cadre, to retire in public interest with immediate effect by giving three months' pay and allowances in lieu of notice,” read an official order.
As a matter of coincidence that on Wednesday late evening only, the suspended officer uploaded video footage recorded just outside Jammu University late evening raising some serious allegations of corruption and patronising the drug cartels in J&K against the Director General of Police. The video has gone viral on social media. He accused the Union Home Secretary and J&K DGP of manipulating extensions in their services and victimizing him. He also challenged the senior officers to strip him of his jobs. He said that he had already sent his request to the President of India to relieve him of his services.
