Constable Dismissed from Service for Running Hotel Without Licence
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Sunday dismissed constable Prasanna Behera from service for allegedly running South City Hotel and Bar at Patrapada in Bhubaneswar without a valid licence and violating Covid-19 rules.
An official notification said Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash has dismissed Prasanna Behera with immediate effect. Eight departmental proceedings and five criminal cases are pending against him at various stages. Prasanna was suspended on Friday and arrested on Saturday for running the hotel and bar till late night.
South City Hotel and Bar was in the news after the body of Manish Anurag, son of senior journalist Nabin Das, was found floating on a pond on October 10 just a few metres away from the hotel. Police sources said Manish and his three friends were in the bar till late night before his death. Police have arrested Manish’s three friends in connection with his death. Police have also arrested hotel owner Pradyumna Jena and hotel manager Sourabh Jain for running the hotel and bar till late in the night.
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