Take Action Against Former CBI Chief Alok Verma For Misusing Official Position: MHA

Verma’s pension and retirement benefits will be temporarily or permanently forfeited if the action is approved, officials said, according to the PTI report.

During his stint in the CBI, Verma, a 1979-batch (retired) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was engaged in a bitter fight with Gujarat-cadre IPS officer and his deputy Rakesh Asthana over corruption charges.

Both Verma and Asthana had accused each other of corruption. Asthana is the Delhi Police Commissioner now.

The DoPT has forwarded the MHA’s recommendation to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the recruitment body for IPS officers, the officials said.

The UPSC needs to be consulted before imposing a penalty on IPS officers, they said.

Verma took over as the CBI chief on February 1, 2017, for a fixed two-year tenure. However, he was removed from the post on January 10, 2019, and given the less significant portfolio of director-general of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards.