Overview
- Akums informed NSE and BSE that Rajkumar Bafna’s resignation has been accepted and he will be relieved on December 31, stating personal reasons in the filing.
- In a December 3 email to management, Bafna explicitly attributed his decision to Delhi’s pollution and asked to be relieved as soon as possible.
- Chief financial officer Sumeet Sood acknowledged the resignation, referenced Bafna’s health concerns, and confirmed the December 31 exit date.
- Delhi’s air quality remains in the very poor to severe range with citywide AQI readings around 385–391 and several stations above 400 under Stage-4 GRAP curbs.
- Coverage notes this as a rare public instance of a senior executive citing pollution as a resignation reason, and the company has not announced a successor.