Anand Mishra, the Lakhimpur SP, resigns

With effect from January 16, 2024, Anand Mishra, the Superintendent of Police (SP) in the Lakhimpur district of Assam, submitted his resignation from the Indian Police Service (IPS).

A letter written by Anand Mishra to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Assam mentioned his “personal and social goals in life.”

He stated, “This is to submit my unconditional resignation from the IPS to pursue a life of freedom and independence that I want to realise through various social services and other means that are beyond the mandate of IPS.”