Former Artha Tatwa (AT) Group director Jagabandhu Panda, who has been arrested by the CBI in the chit fund scam, on Wednesday, accused the Commissionerate Police of shielding 25 to 26 directors of the company by not having brought them into the purview of investigation.
Panda told this to reporters here while coming out of the Capital Hospital where a medical test was conducted on him before he was produced before the special CBI court.Notably, the Commissionerate Police had investigated the AT Group scam before it was handed over to the CBI.Panda alleged that former investigating officer (IO) in the AT Group scam was taking orders from AT Group chief Pradeep Sethy while probing the case. He revealed that most of the company's directors had received favours from the IO.
"Why the IO didn't bring names of 25 to 26 AT Group directors into the purview of the investigation," questioned Panda and said the directors had diverted funds of Rs 100-150 crore of the company to other accounts. He urged the CBI to grill the former IO, the then IIC of the Kharavel Nagar police station, and seize the properties of the directors after arresting them.Panda also clarified that he had no relation with DSP Pramod Panda. Meanwhile, the Special CBI Court here rejected the bail plea of Panda and sent him to judicial custody.