Former IPS officer PK Jain, who continues to occupy a plush government-provided accommodation at Churchgate despite retiring two years ago, is still wondering why the state wants to recover penal rent of Rs 9.81 lakh from him.

A report in this paper yesterday stated that Jain retired as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in February 2014. He has overstayed since, and was asked to vacate the flat after his retirement, but he wanted to continue residing in the same accommodation stating that he is now a member of the State Police Complaint Authority. He actually argued that why should he should be singled out, if other senior bureaucrats are allowed to overstay in their official accommodation and even got their penal rent waived.