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Former inspector-general of police (IG) Anadi Sahu today demanded a CBI probe into the Biranchi Das murder alleging that the Orissa police were “delaying” action and were being “shackled” by the presence of top bureaucrats in the case.
“The manner in which IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was let off by the police commissionerate points an accusing finger at the agency,” said Sahu, a former Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack and an NCP leader.
In his media statement today, the former IG also demanded that the workings of the Buddhia Singh Trust and Bhubaneswar Club be brought under the CBI probe purview.
For now, an investigating team of Orissa police, headed by additional-commissioner of police Y.B. Khurania, is probing into the murder.
Yesterday, senior IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was interrogated for two hours at the police commissionerate.
“Previously, he (Priyabrata Patnaik) had denied meeting Raja Acharya. But, in his police statements yesterday, as indicated in the media, he has conceded that he had met Raja through Biranchi for the Leslie Tripathy affair,” said the former IG.
The government today divested the official responsibilities of Patnaik in the wake of allegations that he was involved in the Biranchi murder.
The officer had conceded that he met the gangster “on one or two occasions” at Bhubaneswar Club and admitted that he had “intervened” in the Leslie Tripathy affair. “Why was an IAS officer so concerned about an album actress? This is for the police to investigate,” he added.
Previously, while Raja Acharya, in a television interview, had alleged that Patnaik had “threatened” him, his close aide, Chagala, had named the IAS officer as a “conspirator”.
Patnaik, who is the president of the judo association set up by Biranchi Das, is also a part of the trust meant for wunderkid Buddhia Singh.
Biranchi Das, as secretary of the association, was the managing trustee. In December 2007, Buddhia’s mother, Sukanti Singh, had filed an FIR against Biranchi Das at Bargarh police station (Bhubaneswar) accusing him of misappropriation of trust Funds.
She had alleged that Biranchi had embezzled funds meant for Buddhia. The trust fund reportedly runs into crores of rupees.
“The manner in which IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was let off by the police commissionerate points an accusing finger at the agency,” said Sahu, a former Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack and an NCP leader.
In his media statement today, the former IG also demanded that the workings of the Buddhia Singh Trust and Bhubaneswar Club be brought under the CBI probe purview.
For now, an investigating team of Orissa police, headed by additional-commissioner of police Y.B. Khurania, is probing into the murder.
Yesterday, senior IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik was interrogated for two hours at the police commissionerate.
“Previously, he (Priyabrata Patnaik) had denied meeting Raja Acharya. But, in his police statements yesterday, as indicated in the media, he has conceded that he had met Raja through Biranchi for the Leslie Tripathy affair,” said the former IG.
The government today divested the official responsibilities of Patnaik in the wake of allegations that he was involved in the Biranchi murder.
The officer had conceded that he met the gangster “on one or two occasions” at Bhubaneswar Club and admitted that he had “intervened” in the Leslie Tripathy affair. “Why was an IAS officer so concerned about an album actress? This is for the police to investigate,” he added.
Previously, while Raja Acharya, in a television interview, had alleged that Patnaik had “threatened” him, his close aide, Chagala, had named the IAS officer as a “conspirator”.
Patnaik, who is the president of the judo association set up by Biranchi Das, is also a part of the trust meant for wunderkid Buddhia Singh.
Biranchi Das, as secretary of the association, was the managing trustee. In December 2007, Buddhia’s mother, Sukanti Singh, had filed an FIR against Biranchi Das at Bargarh police station (Bhubaneswar) accusing him of misappropriation of trust Funds.
She had alleged that Biranchi had embezzled funds meant for Buddhia. The trust fund reportedly runs into crores of rupees.
with this act,everybody’s left wondering is Naveen patnaik protecting the criminal himself,as a BJP leader is rumoured to be protecting the criminal in his kendrapara residence.unable to catch the criminal,the government is trying to win his people’s attention by subjecting the innocent into torture and letting the guilty scott free.orissa still in turmoil.everybody is upset as priyabrata patnaik is known for his courageous and helping nature.is this what you reward a man of such strength?
under pressure to nab the absconding criminal and unable to do anything about it even after 16days of biranchi das’s murder,the insecure naveen patnaik has used priyabrata patnaik as a scapegoat to silence the opposition.such is the tactise of the evil orissa government.
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Amusing piece.Government must bring the criminal to book.Public should not be carried away by the distractions highlighted in media.
i cant get my eyes of the lsuperbly ovely Lesliey.She’s the most celebrity i have ever known,everybody’s talking regarding her.
Through Priyabrata Patnaik all the black money collected through free sale of minerals has been deposited in Swiss banks. CM Sri Navin Patnaik himself stated in assembly that loss to Orissa in saleof minerals was Rs. 5000 crores per year. But Hindu Business paper estimated loss due to POSCO deal to be Rs.1,20,00 crores per year. Even PWG has been made a source of income. Its chief is Savyasachi Panda, a BJD leader who is being given arms regularly and then fresh purchase starts at 5 times the normal price of weapons.
Oh my God Mr. Upadhyay, how do you have access to the swiss banks when the Government of India is still struggling to convince them to part with such information. You say this as if you were present when it was deposited if at all. It is very easy to leave a defamatory comment of this sort on the internet by spineless people like you.