Odisha: Raj Bhavan staffer who accused governor’s son of assault transferred
The alleged incident occurred on July 7 because the man did not dispatch two luxury cars to receive Raghubar Das’s at Puri railway station.
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A staffer at the Odisha Raj Bhavan, who has accused Governor Raghubar Das’s son of physically assaulting him, was transferred to the state’s home department on Monday, PTI reported.
The man, Baikuntha Pradhan, had been posted as an assistant section officer at the Raj Bhavan in Puri.
Das’s son Lalit Kumar and five others allegedly slapped, punched and kicked Pradhan on the Raj Bhavan premises, where he was supervising the preparations for President Droupadi Murmu’s visit, on July 7.
The president was in Odisha from July 6 to July 9 during the annual Rath Yatra festivities.
Pradhan has alleged he was assaulted because did not dispatch two luxury cars to receive Kumar at Puri railway station.
On July 10, Pradhan lodged a police complaint and submitted a written complaint to the governor’s principal secretary.
Pradhan and his wife met the governor on Saturday.
“We are awaiting justice,” his wife Sayoj Pradhan told The Indian Express. “Since the governor has sought time from us to take action and ensure justice, we will wait for some days. If no action is taken against the culprits, we will pursue our case again.”
She also added that her husband’s transfer order may have been issued on his request.
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