BHOPAL, Nov. 4 -- Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anurag Sujania, 38, who was recently removed as Sagar superintendent of police (SP) after about six months of being posted to the district, has resigned from government service, people familiar with the matter said.

Sujania, a 2014 batch officer, submitted his resignation on November 2, days after the government transferred the district SP and collector Pratibha Pal on October 27. Sujania was posted as assistant inspector general (AIG) at the police headquarters.

Sujania has not commented on his resignation. A senior IPS officer confirmed the development. "Anurag Sujania resigned due to personal reasons. Now, his resignation request has been forwarded to the state government," the of...