Lucknow:The Uttar Pradesh government has refused to share information with former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur regarding his compulsory retirement, saying the documents are "highly confidential". Thakur called this denial "improper and suspicious", saying initially he was given compulsory retirement in an "arbitrary manner" and now he was being denied information related to his livelihood.
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"Amitabh sought a copy of note sheet, correspondence, minutes, etc. of the file related to his compulsory retirement. These documents cannot be provided because they are highly confidential documents related to the discussion and approval at the highest level," stated an order issued by Special Secretary of the Home Department Kumar Prashant on June 3. Previously, the Ministry of Home Affairs had also denied sharing the information under the RTI Act.
Thakur was compulsorily retired with immediate effect in "public interest" on March 23, 2021. Thakur was "not found fit to be retained for the remaining tenure of his service", an order from the Union Home Ministry had said. "In the public interest, Amitabh Thakur is being given premature retirement before completion of his service with immediate effect," it stated.