The Ministry of Home Affairs has dismissed recent media reports regarding police officer Nihar Ranjan Halder as “false and misleading.”

Several outlets reported on August 26, 2025, that Halder was demoted from Superintendent of Police (SP) to Additional SP over unpaid debts of around seven lakh taka.

In a formal rejoinder, the ministry clarified that his demotion was not due to loan defaults. Instead, it stemmed from disciplinary actions taken over the course of his career.

Halder faced three departmental cases in which allegations were proven. The ministry detailed:

In the first case, he received a reprimand.

In the second, he was demoted for three years.

In the third, his pay scale was downgraded for one year, with a permanent bar on future salary adjustments.

The statement emphasized that his demotion was a result of disciplinary penalties, not financial misconduct.