Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Ex-IPS Officer Arrested in Land Fraud Case
A former police officer named Amitabh Thakur was arrested while traveling on a train to Delhi.
He was taken to Deoria for questioning about a land dispute.
The police say he and his wife used fake documents to get a piece of land 24 years ago and then sold it for money.
His wife says the arrest is because he has been speaking out against corruption.
Amitabh Thakur was forced to retire from his job in 2021 and has been in legal trouble before.
The police have been investigating this case for a few months and have now arrested him.
Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested at Shahjahanpur Junction while traveling to Delhi.
He was taken to Deoria for questioning in a land allotment dispute case involving alleged forgery and fraud.
An FIR was filed against Thakur and his wife in September 2023 for allegedly using fake documents to secure an industrial plot in 1999.
Thakur's wife claims the arrest is politically motivated due to his whistleblowing activities against government corruption.
Thakur was forcefully retired from the IPS in March 2021 due to alleged unfitness and has been involved in previous legal controversies.
- Who
- Amitabh Thakur, a former IPS officer, and his wife Nutan Thakur
- What
- Arrest in a land allotment dispute case involving alleged forgery and fraud
- When
- Early Wednesday morning around 1:20 am
- Where
- Shahjahanpur Junction, taken to Deoria for questioning
- Why
- FIR filed against them in September 2023 for alleged fraud in securing an industrial plot in 1999
- Name
- Amitabh Thakur
- Occupation
- Former IPS Officer
- Arrest Location
- Shahjahanpur Junction
- Destination for Questioning
- Deoria
- Case Type
- Land Allotment Dispute
- FIR Filed
- September 2023
- Retirement Status
- Forcefully retired in March 2021
- Allegations
- Forgery, cheating, and misuse of authority
Sources
Former UP IPS officer Amitabh Thakur arrested at Shahjahanpur Rly station, taken to Deoria for questioning
Lucknow cops nab former IPS officer in 1999 land fraud case in Deoria
UP ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur held for ‘forgery’ to secure industrial plot in 1999
Whistleblower ex-cop arrested over 20-year-old land dispute, wife alleges vindictive motive
