SRINAGAR: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday ordered the premature retirement of suspended IPS officer Basant Rath.
Basant Rath, a 2000 batch IPS officer, has been retired under rule 16(3) of the All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement-Benefits) Rules, 1958.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 16(3) of the All India Services (Death-Cum -Retirement Benefits) Rules, 1958, the President in consultation with the UT Division, Ministry of Home Affairs hereby requires Shri Basant Kumar Rath, IPS (AGMUT: 2000), a member of the Indian Police Service borne on the AGMUT cadre, to retire in public interest with immediate effect by giving three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of notice,” reads an order.
