The Centre on Tuesday dismissed two notorious IPS officers who faced a series of cases involving dacoity, stage-managed abduction, corruption and misbehaviour in UN mission deputations. Though the officials reason provided was “not fit” to continue and “non-performance”, the two officers were facing several disciplinary proceedings for more than 10 years. 

Mayank Sheel Chohan, a 1998-batch Union Territory cadre officer, and Raj Kumar Dewangan, a 1992-batch Chhattisgarh cadre officer, were given “premature retirement” under the All India Service (Death-Cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules-1958, said a Home Ministry official. The action came “in the public interest” after extensive review of the service performance of the two officers, who have completed 15 years of qualifying service.

Even though, an official reason for termination is cited as “after service review”, the two officers were mired in controversies from their early stage in service. Vigilance Department of Arunachal Pradesh, where Chohan was first posted had come out with adverse report on many occasions. Chhattisgarh Vigilance Department also had many adverse reports against Dewangan .

Dewangan was chargesheeted over attacking a headmaster in late 90s and snatching from him Rs 65 lakh salary packets of school teachers. He was also charged for brining bad name for the country during a posting in UN Mission in Bosnia.

Chohan was chargsheeted by the CBI in PDS scam in Arunachal Pradesh and caught for stage-managed abduction.