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In a post on X, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said, “Snehalata Sahoo, the CDPO of Derabish block in Kendrapara district, has been relieved from her duty for an impartial investigation into the miscarriage of a 7-month-old fetus of a clerk in the Women and Child Development (W&CD) Department.”

The District Collector has been directed to conduct a thorough inquiry into the matter, she added.

CDPO ସ୍ନେହଲତା ସାହୁଙ୍କ ଅବହେଳା ପାଇଁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡା ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଡେରାବିଶ ବ୍ଲକ ମହିଳା ଓ ଶିଶୁ ବିକାଶ ବିଭାଗରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ କିରାଣୀ ବର୍ଷା ପ୍ରିୟଦର୍ଶିନୀ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ୭ ମାସର ଗର୍ଭ ନଷ୍ଟ ହେବା ଘଟଣାର ନିରପେକ୍ଷ ତଦନ୍ତ ପାଇଁ CDPO ସ୍ନେହଲତା ସାହୁଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ଲକ ଅଫିସରୁ ଅପସାରଣ କରାଗଲା। ଘଟଣାର ନିରପେକ୍ଷ ତଦନ୍ତ ହୋଇ ରିପୋର୍ଟ ଆସିବା… — Pravati Parida (@PravatiPOdisha) October 30, 2024

Deputy CM Parida, who oversees the W&CD Department, also said appropriate action will be taken once the investigation report is received.

Notably, Barsha Priyadarshini, a clerk in the W&CD Department, on Tuesday alleged that she lost her child in the womb after being denied leave despite experiencing labour pains at her office on October 25.

Also Read: Pregnant Govt Employee Loses Child After Being 'Denied' Leave In Kendrapada

Speaking to mediapersons, Barsha alleged that both CDPO Sahoo and other officials ignored her pleas for assistance to get to a hospital.

Eventually, Barsha's relatives took her to a private hospital in Kendrapara, where an ultrasound confirmed that her baby had died.

Barsha, who was in her seventh month of pregnancy, also alleged that CDPO Sahoo used to mistreated her in the office.

Accusing the CDPO of "mental harassment and gross negligence", Barsha filed a written complaint with the District Collector, calling for strict action against her.

The CDPO, while speaking to media, said it was a false allegation and she had no knowledge of Barsha's condition.

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“On September 24, a senior officer of JSPL company, Kuntal Majumdar lodged an FIR with us that he was automatically added to an investment group on WhatsApp, ‘KOTAK INVESTMENT CLUB’. Persuaded by investment-related advice shared in the group by the admin, he invested Rs 6.28 crore,” said Mishra.

The complainant has reportedly invested a total of Rs 6.28 crore between August 1 to 7 against a purchased share of 25,40,000 @ Rs 19 per share.

Mishra further stated that as per the complainant, the base price of the share purchased by him suddenly increased to Rs 110 with an increase in his fund value of Rs 25 crore.

“When the complainant sought to withdraw the money, the group admin allowed him to withdraw Rs 23 crore on August 21. However, when he attempted to withdraw his funds, he was promptly removed from the WhatsApp group by the Group Admin, and the App used for transactions was deactivated,” informed Crime Branch sources.

The Cyber Crime Unit of the Crime Branch followed the money trail and found that the entire fraud amount of Rs 6.28 crore had been transferred to 100 different bank accounts across the country between August 1 to 7. The cops already froze all the 100 accounts with a credit balance of Rs 16.85 lakh while another Rs 6.80 lakh was returned to the account of the victim.

ADG Mishra also told the media persons that after getting the details of bank account holders, several teams of the Crime Branch were sent to different parts of the country during the last seven days.

The cops have so far arrested nine accused from Tamil Nadu, eight from Gujarat and seven from Rajasthan. Six of the accused persons were produced before the Court of SDJM, Angul on October 28 while 11 others were produced in the same Court on Wednesday. Seven accused persons from Rajasthan, who are being brought to Odisha on transit remand, will be produced before the court on Thursday.

He said that several more arrests will be made by the Crime Branch teams sent to some other states. He said that the Crime Branch was trying to arrest all the accused involved in the fraud, including the kingpins. He informed the media that the holders of six bank accounts to which the fraud amount was transferred first are the actual kingpins of this racket.

(IANS)

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