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The OTT giant's much-talked-about, The corruption charge is that the Bihar Cadre officer used his official position for personal financial gains. But many are asking a question: Is it that simple a case of misconduct and action? Or is there more to it than meets the eye? Let's first understand the real story that inspired the reel saga because part of the answer to the questions we just asked also lies in the past. Khakee: The Bihar Chapter's super villain Chandan Mahto (played by Avinash Tiwary) is actually based more on sharpshooter Pintu Mahto than his boss Ashok Mahto, whose gang spilled much blood and established a reign of terror in Bihar's Nawada, Sheikhpura and Nalanda districts from the 1990s to the mid-2000s. That was the time when Lalu Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi ruled Bihar, those 15 years described by many as jungle raj due to widespread caste violence, organised crime, institutionalised corruption and widespread scams. The Mahtos belonging to the Koeri/Kurmi caste were supported by other backward castes in their bloodied battles against upper-caste Bhumihar gangster Akhilesh Singh and his men over stone-crushing and sand-mining contracts that left hundreds dead in Nawada villages alone. In Sheikhpura, the war, though often looking like a Nawada spillover, was more between the Mahto gang and Congress MP and Bhumihar leader Rajo Singh, who patronised Akhilesh Singh. Let's focus on a few key events central to this piece. In December 2001, nine RJD workers were...

डीएनए हिंदी: इन दिनों नेटफ्लिक्स (Netflix) पर रिलीज हुई एक वेब सीरीज को लेकर जबरदस्त चर्चाएं हैं. 'मिर्जापुर' और 'सेक्रेड गेम्स' जैसी क्राइम थ्रिलर्स की तर्ज पर एक और सीरीज रिलीज हुई है जिसका टाइटल है- 'खाकी: द बिहार चैप्टर' (Khaki The Bihar Chapter). इस बेव सीरीज में भव धुलिया के डायरेक्शन में बनी इस सीरीज में दिल्ली आईआईटी से ग्रेजुएट और आईपीएस अधिकारी अमित (Amit Lodha) और गैंगस्टर चंदन महतो का आमना-सामना दिखाया गया है. सीरीज में करण टैकर (Karan Tacker) लीड रोल में नजर आ रहे हैं. दिलचस्प बात ये है कि ये सीरीज एक रियल लाइफ स्टोरी पर आधारित है और उसके किरदार भी असली हैं. Amit Lodha की किताब पर है कहानी दरअसल, ये वेब सीरीज आईपीएस अधिकारी अमित लोढा की लिखी किताब पर आधारित है जिसमें उन्होंने अपराध, राजनीति पर अपने अनुभव जहिर किए हैं. इस किताब का टाइटल है- 'बिहार डायरीज'. 25 साल पहले अमित की बिहार में पोस्टिंग हुई थी और यहां पर उन्होंने गया, बेगूसराय, मुजफ्फरपुर, और शेखपुरा जैसे कई जिलों में काम किया है. उस वक्त बिहार में कानून व्यवस्था खस्ता हाल में थी. 2006 जब उनकी पोस्टिंग शेखपुरा में हुई तब वहां भी क्राइम चरम पर था. उस दौर में गैंग और भूमिहार गैंग के बीच वर्चस्व की लड़ाई चल रही थी. ये भी पढ़ें- गोलियों की आवाजें... अंधेरे से डर जैसा कि इस नीतीश कुमार के मुख्यमंत्री बनने के बाद भी ये मौत का खेल जारी रहा. तभी, अमित लोढा की पोस्टिंग शेखपुरा में हुई. इस गैंगवॉर के दौरान जब अमित, वहां पहुंचे तो उन्होंने अपनी जान पर खेलकर न सिर्फ कानून व्यवस्था मेनटेन की बल्कि नरसंहार करने वाले महतो गैंग के कई अपराधियों को गिफ्तार कर लिया था. इसके बाद से ही इलाके में क्राइम कम होने लगा था. ये भी...

Amit Lodha, the Bihar IGP (Inspector General of Police) who shot to fame with the Netflix web series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, is back in news because of the same web series. The 1998-cadre IPS officer has been suspended because on corruption charges. He was booked by the Special Vigilance Unit of Bihar for allegedly taking money for producing the web series. • The complaint said that Amit Lodha made a deal with the production house Friday Story Teller, which is the legal representative of Netflix, while he was serving as an IPS officer. • It said that Lodha is a serving IPS officer and not an established author, and that he can't sign a deal with a firm for a web series. • Lodha has also been accused of receiving Rs 12,372 from the deal and Rs 38.25 lakh was credited in the bank account of his wife. • The FIR said that there was an agreement between the firm and Lodha's wife to facilitate "transaction of illicitly acquired wealth". • Life as IPS officer: Amit Lodha was considered a very daring and honest policeman. Before being posted to Bihar, he was in Rajasthan. • He became popular in Bihar because he would tell people to call him directly. • He is also a close friend of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar. • In Bihar, he is renowned for tracking and catching hold of the Mahto gang. • He was also awarded the prestigious President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service, the Police medal for Gallantry and the Internal Security Medal for several of his operations in Bihar. • At...