Deoria (UP), February 12 Former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was arrested last December on charges of misusing his position as the superintendent of police in 1999 to illegally acquire industrial land, has been released on bail, officials said.
Thakur left the Deorai district jail on Wednesday evening after the court of the chief judicial magistrate ordered his release following verification of the bail bonds, prison superintendent Ashish Ranjan said.
Shortly after his release, the former IPS officer left the jail premises along with relatives and departed to an undisclosed location, sources said.
Thakur was arrested on December 10, 2025, on charges of misusing his position as the superintendent of police in Deoria in 1999 to fraudulently acquire an industrial plot in the name of his wife using fabricated documents.
According to the allegations, his wife, Nutan Thakur, had secured allotment of a plot on different dates by using forged names, addresses, and fabricated documents.
It was further alleged that Amitabh Thakur, who was posted as the superintendent of police in Deoria, misused his official position to register the land in his wife's name by altering records.
When the matter came to light, efforts were made to shield his wife in the case, officials said.
Further legal proceedings in the matter are underway.
