Bhubaneswar, Feb 18: Senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi resigned after the CBI started conducting raids in his government quarters here this morning.

According to the information, Sethi has sent his resignation letter to the Chief Secretary. In his resignation letter, he mentioned that he has been targeted.

The CBI is probing the Bridge and Roof Company case in which Sethi is allegedly involved. An eight-member team of the CBI conducted searches at the government quarters of Sethi.

Earlier, the CBI had summoned Odisha cadre IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in connection with the the Bridge and Roof Company case. The CBI arrested three of his drivers.

An eight-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the house of IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi this morning.