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Rahul Kumar Lodha

IPS, Madhya Pradesh cadre, Serving 2024

No published career count.

  • Documented
  • One report
  • Years with no move on record

Ratlam SP moved to the railway police days after he said no idol had been damaged in a Ganesh procession clash and BJP leaders accused him of bias.

This count comes from analyses of service records, not from a reported dispute. Few of these moves have a published reason, and a high count is not evidence that the officer was punished.

On the record

These are not transfers, but a message that officers are not public servants, but are serving their political masters,
Maithili Sharan Gupta, retired IPS (to ThePrint), theprint.in

The moves, and what came of them

Oldest first. Each fold is marked by how well the record holds it.

  1. Documented

    Superintendent of Police, RatlamSP, Railways (GRP), Bhopal

    After claims that stones were thrown at a Ganesh procession from a Muslim-majority locality, Lodha held a press conference warning against rumours and saying no idol was damaged. Right-wing groups gave the collector a memorandum accusing police of inaction; he was moved overnight.

    Up against
    BJP leaders and right-wing groups in Ratlam, BJP; Hindu outfits Government: Mohan Yadav (BJP), Madhya Pradesh.
    Reported reason
    IE: 'With the BJP accusing him of bias in dealing with communal tension and demanding action against him'. ThePrint: right-wing groups accused him of 'tarnishing' their image.
    The other side said
    No official reason found; the move was by Home Department circular.
    Outcome
    Amit Kumar (formerly SP Narsinghpur) posted as SP Ratlam.
    What became of the matter
    Not applicable. No case was pending against anyone that the transfer affected, as far as reported.

    The Indian Express, Sep 2024 · ThePrint, Apr 2025