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Akums Finance President Resigns Citing Delhi Pollution, Effective Dec. 31

An internal email cites Delhi’s hazardous air as the reason, contradicting a stock-exchange filing that lists personal reasons.

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.