The Bihar IPS officer, Amit Lodha, who gained popularity  after the release of Netflix series ‘Khakee: The Bihar Chapter’ has now been charged with corruption and suspended.

As per reports , the Special Vigilance Unit of Bihar registered a case against him.

A case was registered against Amit Lodha on suspicion of corruption  and for allegedly entering into a commercial agreement with Netflix while being on a government post.

As per an official statement , “While still being  an IPS officer, Amit Lodha signed an agreement with the streaming service  and using his position for financial gains.

As per further reports, The department’s investigation revealed that the allegations of Lodha’s corruption were true, and the Special Vigilance Unit filed a case on December 7 under sections 120B and 168 of the IPC as well as sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, or PC Act, as a result. Further investigation into the matter will be conducted by a Deputy Superintendent of Police level officer.

As a righteous cop pursues a merciless criminal in Bihar, he finds himself navigating a deadly chase and a moral battle mired in corruption.  – that’show goes the description of the Netflix series ‘Khakee: The Bihar Chapter’ in its website.  The Netflix series is inspired by Lodha’s 2018 book Bihar Diaries which captures his chase of the gang.

The series shows a fight  between a police officer  and a gangster with actor Karan Tacker playing the officer  and Avinash Tiwary playing the gangster.

IPS officer  Amit Lodha who wrote the book Bihar Diaries  has also written a second book in 2021 titled ‘Life in the Uniform: Adventures of an IPS Officer in Bihar.’

As per reports Amit Lodha was awarded the prestigious President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service, the Police Medal for Gallantry and the Internal Security Medal for several of his operations.