Bhubaneswar: An official posted in Odisha’s Raj Bhavan has accused Governor Raghubar Das’s son of assault for not sending luxury cars to pick him up from the Puri railway station.
Baikuntha Pradhan (47) is posted as the Assistant Section Officer, Household Section, Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan. He has alleged that Das’s son Lalit Kumar and five others slapped, punched, and kicked him on the night of July 7 on the Raj Bhavan premises in Puri, where he was posted to supervise the preparation for President Droupadi Murmu’s visit.
On July 10, Pradhan submitted a written complaint to the Governor’s principal secretary. Meanwhile, the Governor has assured justice to the ASO. Speaking to media persons in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, Sayoji Pradhan, the wife of Baikuntha, said she met the Governor on the latter’s call to listen to her complaint.
“The Governor patiently heard the entire incident of assault on my husband by his son Lalit Kumar in Raj Bhavan at Puri during Rath Yatra. I told him the details of the incident. Then he assured me of ensuring justice,” she said.
On being asked what action she was expecting against Lalit, she said, “We will patiently wait and see what steps are being taken by the Governor to ensure justice to us. Then we will decide our next course of action.”
Earlier, Sayoji had also met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and apprised him of the incident. The chief minister had expressed his concern and assured her of taking necessary actions in a day or two.
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