Phone unlocked, cash missing: Ex-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur moves court over seized belongings

Key Highlights

• Appearing in the court for the petitioner, advocate Praveen Dwivedi said Thakur was arrested on the night of December 9 and 10 from a train in Shahjahanpur.
• At the time of his arrest, he was carrying about Rs 42,000 in cash, two Android mobile phones, a laptop, clothes and a tube of toothpaste, all of which were seized by the Deoria Kotwali police.
• The plea alleges that of the total cash seized, only an amount of Rs 7,208 was handed back to Thakur.
• It further claims that one of the two mobile phones, which was pin-locked at the time of the former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer’s arrest, was found unlocked when returned, raising concerns over possible tampering.
• The petitioner has also alleged that even minor items, such as the toothpaste, were not fully returned, which, according to the counsel, raises serious doubts about the safety and integrity of the seized belongings.