Ex-DGP Ojha, who attacked criminal-politician nexus in Bihar, dies at 82
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Ex-DGP Ojha, who attacked criminal-politician nexus in Bihar, dies at 82

Hindustan Times  

Former Bihar DGP DP Ojha, widely considered to be an upright, no-nonsense IPS officer of the 1967 batch, died at his residence in Patna Friday morning, following a long illness. Ex-DGP Ojha, who attacked criminal-politician nexus in Bihar, dies at 82 A man who did not hesitate in speaking about the growing criminalisation of politics, Ojha is credited for his efforts to cleanse state politics of its criminal elements and break the police-politician nexus. Ojha had also announced steps to disband the Bihar Police Association and asked the government to keep off transfers of the association’s office-bearers, as ordered by the high court. On November 29, 2003 Ojha, who even taught Nuclear Physics in Patna Science College, directly attacked the RJD leadership and the ruling party politicians while addressing a meeting at Sonepur fair.

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