Atindranath Dutta, the police officer who was abducted by Maoists and held captive for two days before being released, today reported back for duty as the officer-in-charge at the Sankrail police station.

However, Dutta was allowed to first take charge and then relinquish it at the Midnapore police lines today. He was later posted as a sub-inspector at the Midnapore Police Lines.

“I am feeling good,” Dutta, who has been asked by his seniors not to speak with the media, told The Indian Express over the phone.

Dutta reached the office of West Midnapore’s Superintendent of Police around 12.30 pm, where he signed the office register as the O-C of Sankrail and joined duty. However, he did not return to Sankrail police station from where he was abducted by the Maoists on October 20.

“He formally joined as the officer-in-charge of the Sankrail Police Station. But later, he was removed from that post. At present, he is working as a sub-inspector in Midnapore Police Lines. We will later decide on his posting,” said West Midnapore SP Manoj Verma.

Asked why Dutta was being transferred from Sankrail, Verma said, “He had communicated his reservations to us. It is a departmental decision.”

Dutta, who was released on October 22, was served two notices by the West Midnapore SP, asking him to join duty as soon as possible.

Today, Dutta went to the SP along with his family members, including his wife Indrani and brother-in-law Sanjib Dutta. “We are happy he has joined duty today. As of now, he is happy. We think he will come out of the trauma of the abduction soon,” said Sanjib.