The accused, one Akash Pathak, son of an Indian Forest Service officer, who called himself the managing director of passenger division of Tata Motors did 14 chartered flights – mostly on a Bhubaneswar-Pune-Mumbai circuit – between March 23 and November 16. These raised eyebrows within the state government and from there, started a journey of bewildering revelations.
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However, Radhamohan works as a block grant teacher.
Notably, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch had raided and seized 23 gemstones worth over Rs 1.5 crore from a house at Jagannath Complex in Rayagada town December 7.
Later, police had arrested Jitendra Kumar Behera from Bijabandali village of Ambadala panchayat under Muniguda tehsil in Rayagada.
The STF team confirmed during interrogation that Radhamohan and Subash were also allegedly involved in the supply of the gemstones. Further investigation in this connection is under way.
PNN