Following explosive resignation of imprisoned IPS officer DG Vanzara blaming on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former Minister of State Amit Shah, the State Government on Wednesday decided to reject the suspended officer’s resignation.
Sources in the State Home department said that in principle the resignation has not been accepted as Vanzara is under prosecution. When contacted, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), SK Nanda confirmed that resignation of the 1987 batch IPS officer was not accepted.
In his 10-page letter dated September 1, Vanzara blamed the Chief Minister and Shah who is now national BJP general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh affairs.
Vanzara asserted in the strong-worded resignation letter that he and other jailed police officers only implemented a “conscious policy” of the State Government. The encounter specialist went up to the extent that by that logic, the entire Government should be in Taloja Central Jail at Navi Mumbai or in Sabarmati Central Prison at Ahmedabad where all accused police officials are kept.
He also mentioned that he was ready to sacrifice all his post retirement benefits and would like to consider being relieved from service with effect from the date of resignation letter.
59-year-old Vanzara came in to police department through Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) as DYSP in 1980. In 1987, he was nominated as Gujarat Cadre IPS officer. Prior to him, another accused in Ishrat Jahan encounter case Gl Singhal has also submitted resignation. Speculation is rife among the political and administrative circles of Gujarat about who will be the next to submit resignation.