Amit Lodha

After the infamous Manikpur (Manipur) Village Massacre in 2006, Amit Lodha was posted in the newly created, Sheikhpura District of Bihar in 2006 by the then CM Nitish Kumar.Lodha used his expertise in technology as an engineer to set-up Call Observation and Parallel Listening for members of the gang.During his investigation and intelligence gathering he discovered political backing by JDU leaders and party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Randhir Kumar Soni the then MLA of Sheikhpura to the Ashok Mahto Gang.[10] Amit was also posted as DIG and later promoted to IG in Border Security Force on central deputation in 2019.[14][15] In December 2022, Lodha was booked under several sections of Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act for entering a commercial deal with Netflix as a government servant and writing the book Bihar Diaries without taking prior permission or approval from the government.
Clare Mackintosh at Times LitFest in New Delhi with IPS officer Amit Lodha on left
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