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Agency alleges bureaucrat\u2019s daughter received high-end gifts including MacBook, luxury watch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Nalini Sahu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bhubaneswar, July 30 :<\/strong> A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit submitted before the High Court of Orissa has implicated senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in an Rs 10 lakh bribery case connected to a major public sector enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affidavit alleges that Sethi, while serving as Secretary of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SCST) Department, sought to favour Bridge and Roof Co. Ltd., a Central PSU, in securing a Rs 37 crore work contract. The Group General Manager of the PSU, Chanchal Mukherjee, already under arrest, is also named as a key accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The High Court of Orissa on Monday rejected Sethi\u2019s anticipatory bail plea, expressing concern that he could potentially interfere with the ongoing probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CBI claims that Sethi maintained close contact with Mukherjee, and that the bureaucrat\u2019s daughter received expensive gifts \u2014 including a MacBook and a luxury wristwatch \u2014 from another accused, Debadatta Mahapatra, a known associate of Mukherjee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the pivotal pieces of evidence is a recorded phone conversation, allegedly between Sethi and Mahapatra, in which Sethi is heard instructing the delivery of the bribe. The audio clip, retrieved from Mukherjee\u2019s mobile phone, has been authenticated by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) as bearing Sethi\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, investigators recovered \u20b910 lakh in cash during a trap operation in Bhubaneswar \u2014 believed to be the bribe amount \u2014 shortly after a meeting between Sethi and Mukherjee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the evidence and the bureaucrat\u2019s influential position, the court ruled against granting him bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier in February, the CBI had carried out raids at Sethi\u2019s government accommodation and ancestral home. So far, three individuals \u2014 Chanchal Mukherjee, Debadatta Mahapatra (owner of Aditya Dev Infratech Pvt Ltd), and Santosh Maharana (Director of Penta A Studio Pvt Ltd) \u2014 have been arrested for their alleged roles in the bribery network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agency alleges bureaucrat\u2019s daughter received high-end gifts including MacBook, luxury watch By Nalini Sahu Bhubaneswar, July 30 : A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) affidavit submitted before the High Court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[27418,66],"class_list":["post-140134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-stories","tag-ias-officer-bishnupada-sethi","tag-odisha"],"yoast_head":"\nOdisha: CBI Links senior IAS Officer to Rs 10 lakh bribery case<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Odisha: CBI Links senior IAS Officer to Rs 10 lakh bribery caseOdisha: CBI Links senior IAS Officer to Rs 10 lakh bribery case\" 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