The Special CJM CBI Court here on Wednesday rejected the discharge petitions of three accused in the Seashore chit fund scam and reserved its verdict on the discharge pleas of four other accused in the Artha Tatwa (AT) chit fund scam.
Discharge petitions of Seashore Group managing director Prashant Das, his brother Pravat Das and middleman Subhankar Nayak were rejected by the Special CBI Court. Charges would be framed against them on June 4.
On the other hand, the court concluded the hearing on the discharge petitions of four of the 21 accused in Artha Tatwa (AT) Group scam. They are television producer Preeti Bhatia, former State Advocate General Ashok Mohanty, former Crime Branch DSP Pramod Panda and Jagabandhu Panda.
On April 4, the four accused appealed before the court to remove their names from the chargesheet which was submitted by CBI in December, 2014. Notably, the Special CBI Court has convicted AT Group chief Pradip Sethy and director Manoj Patnaik ealier.
While Preeti Bhatia, a former director of Mombai-based Prismheight Films, has been charged with receiving Rs 1.17 crore from AT Group chief Pradeep Sethy in her personal account, former AG Asok Mohanty has been indicted of misappropriation of Rs 31 lakh which he was supposed to pay the AT Group chief Sethy for purchasing a house at Bidanasi in Cuttack.