FRAUDSTER INVOLVED IN CHEATING OF Rs.3 CRORES IMPERSONATING AS OTDC OFFICIALS AND CHEATING/ IMPERSONATING/SELLING OF HOTEL NILACHAL ASHOK OF ITDC IS REMANDED TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY
Bureau,Odishabarta
Bhubaneswar:Bikash Maharana, one of the absconding accused persons in two cases i.e. EOW PS Case No.10 dated 21.08.2021 U/s 419/420/467/468/471/120-B IPC and EOW PS Case No.13 dt.21.10.2021 u/s 419/420/467/468/471/120-B IPC was remanded to judicial custody/ jail on his surrender in EOW PS Case No.13/2021 the Court of
Hon’ble SDJM, Bhubaneswar on 22.04.2022.
EOW PS Case No.10/21 was registered on the basis of a written complaint filed
by OTDC officials, Bhubaneswar on the allegation that the above noted accused
Bikash Maharana in criminal conspiracy with others had cheated one Dhanurdhar
Champatiray, a special class contractor by using fake work orders purportedly issued
by OTDC, Bhubaneswar and collected huge amount of cash from him, both in bank
accounts and by cash, impersonating themselves as the authorised officers of OTDC
and competent to issue work orders. Investigation revealed that Shri Dhanurdhar
Champatiray is a special class contractor and was desperately looking for any work
contract during Corona Pandemic.
Then he came in contact with accused Bijayananda
Choudhury @ Swami Bijayananda Maharaj, Chandan Akash Mohanty and the present
accused Bikash Maharana, who impersonating them as the Chairman of OTDC Ltd.,
Asst. Engineer of OTDC and Clerk of OTDC respectively and in furtherance to a
criminal conspiracy took Rs.3 Crores approx. from the complainant. During the period
from August to November, 2020, the accused persons handed over 23 no. of work
orders for the renovation of Pantha Nivas at Barakul and Rambha, purportedly issued
under the seal and signature of Executive Engineer, OTDC Ltd. Out of the amount,
above Rs.1.14 Crores has been deposited through bank account of the accused persons
and another Rs.1.85 Crores was taken by cash from the complainant by the present
accused Bikash Maharana by giving false money receipts.
Similarly, in Case No.13/2021 registered on the report of Bijayini Mohanty, the
above noted accused persons by impersonating themselves as Senior Officers of ITDC
authorized by Secretary, Tourism had cheated Sri Tapan Kumar Mohanty, H/o the
complainant to the tune of more than Rs.50 lakhs deceitfully for the sale/purchase of
Hotel Nilachal Ashok of ITDC at Puri. The above noted accused also made the husband
of the complainant to deposit Rs.20 lakhs in the account of ITDC, Delhi to make belief
in him.sequently, they took more than Rs.30 lakhs both by bank account and by
cash.
The present accused Bikash Maharana has collected the cash from the
complainant on different dates. Being deceived the husband of the complainant
suffered a brain stroke and now is bed ridden suffering from paralysis with loss of
speech and memory.
The present accused Bikash Maharana who was long absconding being tracked
by EOW, ultimately surrendered in the Hon’ble Court of SDJM, Bhubaneswar on
22.04.2022 as per the direction of Hon’ble High Court of Orissa in ABLAPL No.15375 of
2021 in connection with EOW PS Case No.13/2021 and was remanded to judicial
custody/ Jail.
Investigation of the case is continuing.
