Bihar IPS Officer Amit Lodha Suspended After A CASE Of Corruption Registered Against Him For Signing Commercial Agreement With Netflix-Report
Bihar IPS officer Amit Lodha has been booked on graft charges for allegedly taking money for Netflix’s series Khakee
Bihar IPS officer Amit Lodha, who shot to fame after the release of the web series ‘Khakee: The Bihar Chapter’, has been suspended. As per the latest report in Indian Express, Amit is accused of taking an advantage of his position for financial gains by signing an agreement with the streaming platform Netflix for making a deal with the production house 'Friday Storytellers'. A case was registered against him on the charges of corruption. The officer has been accused of entering into a commercial agreement with Netflix while he was an IPS officer.
According to the official statement, Amit Lodha used his position to seek financial gains by signing an agreement with Netflix. During the investigation, the department found out that the allegations of corruption against Lodha were true. Following this, a case was registered against him on December 7 by the Special Vigilance Unit under sections 120B and 168 of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act IPC Act. The Deputy Superintendent of Police will carry out a further investigation into the matter.
Netflix series, Khakee The Bihar Chapter was inspired by Amit Lodha's book Bihar Diaries which traced his activities of chasing the gang.