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.