From the bestselling IPS officer-author of Bihar Diaries and Life in the Uniform comes a gripping tale of crime, power, and everything that goes down behind the badge.
In Police Affairs, IPS officer Amit Lodha pulls back the curtain on the system — where heroes are hunted, loyalties shift faster than sirens scream, and the biggest battles are fought in silence.
In a world where moral lines are blurred and loyalty is negotiable, Police Affairs pulls no punches. The latest release by bestselling author and senior IPS officer Amit Lodha takes readers deep into the seamy backrooms of the law enforcement system—where lust and lawlessness often wear the same uniform.
Described by early readers as “Paatal Lok meets Delhi Crime, with a side of House of Cards”, this hard-hitting thriller follows a web of affairs—political, personal, and sexual—that begin to unravel the very system meant to uphold justice.
What makes it unmissable? Lodha isn’t writing from imagination—he’s been there. He’s worn the uniform. And in Police Affairs, he weaponizes that experience to craft a story that’s part exposé, part edge-of-your-seat noir. A searing exploration of the fault lines between duty and desire, Police Affairs peels back the respectable veneer of the police service to expose a world rife with ambition, betrayal, and moral compromise. Set in the murky corridors of bureaucracy, the story follows a cast of senior officers navigating not just crime and corruption—but also their own human vulnerabilities.
Written with the kind of realism that only comes from lived experience, Lodha’s narrative delivers taut pacing, layered characters, and a razor-sharp eye for institutional decay. Police Affairs is not just a whodunit; it’s a dissection of a broken system from within.
“An entertaining, thrilling read. So much more than just another cop story!” — Akshay Kumar
“Gripping, fast-paced, and packed with shadowy conspiracies and unforgettable characters.” — Amish Tripathi
Unlike the sanitized portrayals of hero cops or procedural dramas, Police Affairs is about what happens when duty collides with desire. In a world of infidelity, internal betrayals, and political puppetry, justice doesn’t just go blind—it goes rogue.
Written in Lodha’s signature terse, high-voltage style (fans of Bihar Diaries will know what’s coming), the book is already generating heat across social media and crime fiction circles.
Why this matters:
At a time when conversations about institutional rot, moral compromise, and power abuse are louder than ever, Police Affairs doesn’t just join the noise—it cuts through it with a sharp-edged blade.
A serving Indian Police Service officer with over two decades of experience, Amit Lodha has seen the criminal justice system from the inside out. With Police Affairs, he turns to fiction—not to escape the truth, but to confront it more freely.
Drawing on real-life cases, covert operations, and the psychological toll of police work, the novel presents a layered portrait of characters struggling with inner demons, political pressure, and personal transgressions. It captures the messy, human side of those in uniform—where good and evil often blur.
The rise of ‘literary realism’ in Indian crime writing
As Indian audiences grow hungrier for stories rooted in realism—on screen and on the page—Police Affairs taps into the zeitgeist with a vengeance. Fans of Delhi Crime, Sacred Games, and Jamtara will find in it a literary equivalent: gritty, unflinching, and disturbingly close to reality.
It also marks a shift in the genre—where crime writing is no longer just about plot, but about power structures, systemic failure, and deeply flawed protagonists. Lodha’s novel is a wake-up call masquerading as entertainment.
Known for his bestselling memoir Bihar Diaries, which inspired the Netflix series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter, Amit Lodha has emerged as a rare voice in Indian literature—combining the gravitas of a law enforcement officer with the storytelling instincts of a novelist.
With Police Affairs, he takes a bold step into full-throttle fiction, but never loses the core that made his earlier books resonate: a deep moral reckoning with the state of justice in India today. If Bihar Diaries was the chase, Police Affairs is the fallout.
