Abhay Chudasama is an officer in the

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.He born in ratanpur(GA) village, vallabhipur tehsil in

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. He graduated with the 1999 cadre. The CBI arrested Chudasama in April 2010 for involvement in the

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. CBI charged him for various activities, including collaborating with Sohrabuddin in operating a

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. In August 2014 the

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reinstated Chudasama as an officer. In April 2015 the court discharged Chudasama saying that there was no evidence against him. In June 2015 the Gujarat government promoted Chudasama to the rank of

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. In 2018 the brother of the deceased Sohrabuddin made a that CBI made a mistake in reporting is testimony, and that he had never accused Chudasama. In 2020 Chudasama transferred posts from

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, leaving his former post to fellow officer H.G. Patel.

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