Key Takeaways
- The CBI raided IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi’s residence in connection with a bribery case involving Bridge and Roof Company.
- IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi has been summoned by the CBI in connection with the bribery case and has appeared for questioning.
- The CBI team seized Rs. 10 lakh in cash from a hotel in Bhubaneswar in connection with the bribery case.
Bhubaneswar: An eight-member CBI team from Delhi conducted a raid on Tuesday at the official residence of senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethy here in connection with a bribery case involving Bridge and Roof Company.
Another CBI team is also conducting a raid at the IAS officer’s residence in Jaleswar, Balasore district.
The CBI had earlier summoned Sethy in connection with the bribery case, and the senior IAS officer had appeared before the team for questioning.
On December 7, the CBI team seized Rs. 10 lakh en efectivo frente a un hotel aquí y luego arrestaron a Bridge and Roof Company CGM Chanchal Mukherjee, MD Debdutta Mohapatra y a un contratista privado en un caso de fijación de licitaciones.
A heated argument broke out between IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi and the CBI team when they arrived at his official residence this morning. The CBI team had arrived at 8 am and had to forcibly enter the residence without an FIR or the presence of lady officers.
The senior IAS officer, who has denied any links with Bridge and Roof Company or its CGM Chanchal Mukherjee, alleged that the CBI team forcibly entered his official residence without an FIR or the presence of lady officers.
Sethy and his wife had a heated argument with the CBI team over the raid, claiming it was conducted without a warrant. Speaking to the media, they accused the CBI officials of unnecessarily harassing them.
The senior IAS officer also alleged a conspiracy behind the CBI raid, stating that his name had not been mentioned in the FIR.
Sethy, who held key positions in three departments, was transferred and posted as Officer-on-Special Duty (OSD) in the General Administration and Public Grievance Department after the CBI interrogated him in connection with the Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited bribery scandal.
