Guwahati:
A senior police officer in Assam who was a part of a Particular Investigation Crew on Manipur and vastly well-liked on social media, has resigned from service to pursue “freedom” and “independence”.
A dynamic IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadres, Anand Mishra, was just lately posted to Manipur to be a part of the SIT probing the violence within the state. The officer is a social media sensation, dubbed “Assam’s Singham” by customers.
In his resignation letter, Mr Misra stated he resigned to pursue a lifetime of “freedom” and “independence”.
Earlier than being despatched to Manipur, Mr Misra was posted because the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Assam’s Lakhimpur district.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, Authorities of Assam, Anand Mishra cited “social and personal goals in life”.
“This is to submit my unconditional resignation from the IPS to pursue a life of freedom and independence that I want to realise through various social services and other means that are beyond the mandate of IPS,” he wrote.
Sources, nonetheless, indicated that Mr Misra is prone to be a part of the BJP in his house state Bihar and would possibly even contest the overall election subsequent yr.