The ousted CBI Director, Alok Kumar Verma, refused to take up his new assignment as Director-General of Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards, and told the government that he be deemed superannuated.
About:
Alok Verma became an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre in 1979.
Career as an IPS officer:
He served as the Commissioner of Police.
He served as the 27th Director of the CBI from 2017 -2019, till he was removed from this post on allegations of corruption.
He retired as the Director General of Fire Safety, Civil Defence and Home Guards. He resigned one day after his new appointment.
Awards: Alok Kumar Verma was decorated with the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2003 and Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1997.
Corruption scandal:
Alok Verma was entangled in a bribery scandal along with Rakesh Asthana, Special Director CBI. Both accused each other of bribery.
Subsequently, on the recommendation of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Government of India asked them to go on leave.
Verma appealed to the Supreme Court of India and was reinstated as CBI director two months later with the instruction that he not take any major decisions till the Selection Committee decides his fate over the corruption charges.
The selection committee took cognizance of corruption charges against him and decided to transfer him to the position of Director General of Fire Safety, Civil Defence and Home Guard.
Verma resigned the next day citing his age being over the retirement age. He also alleged that he was removed on baseless allegations by one person (Asthana) who hates him.
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