India, April 19 -- Sanjay Kumar Singh, 59, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Deputy Director General who headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that gave a clean chit to Aryan Khan, the son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the Cordelia drugs bust case, has taken voluntary retirement from the Indian Police Service (IPS).

IPS officer Singh, known for his no-nonsense approach, served in the Odisha cadre and gained recognition during his tenure in the CBI as Deputy Inspector General. He supervised numerous high-profile corruption probes and also worked with the Odisha police. Singh, who joined the NCB on deputation in 2021, applied for voluntary retirement on February 29, approved by the government. He confirmed his retirement citing personal...