Odisha Governor’s son beats up officer for not sending a luxury car
Senior officials and Police accused of not filing the complaint
Bhubaneswar, Odisha – The son of Odisha Governor Raghubar Das severely beat up an officer at the Raj Bhavan for not sending a luxury car to pick him up from the railway station. The officer, named Vaikunth Pradhan, attempted to escalate the matter to senior officials and file a complaint with the Police, but received no response. Pradhan, who was appointed as an assistant departmental officer in the household department of the Odisha Raj Bhavan Secretariat, alleges that on the night of 7 July, Lalit Kumar, the Governor’s son, along with five associates, beat him up with kicks and punches inside the Raj Bhavan in Puri.
The Governor’s son severely beats up an official for not sending a luxurious car!
Wife of the victimized officer alleges that senior officials and police did not register the complaint.
If there is truth in this complaint, it is necessary to severely punish the Governor’s son,… pic.twitter.com/bcCvwxsnRN
— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) July 13, 2024
Pradhan’s story –
Pradhan stated that after being beaten by Lalit Kumar, he fled and hid in the Raj Bhavan, but was caught by Kumar’s private security guards, who dragged him back to Lalit Kumar’s quarters. Witnesses to this incident included Raj Bhavan employees and Lalit Kumar’s security guards. He claims that if he had been killed, no one would have saved him.
Attempt to File a Complaint
On 8 July, the day after the assault, Pradhan verbally informed the secretaries about the incident. On 10 July, he detailed the entire incident via email. Pradhan’s wife, Sayoj, protested outside the Bhubaneswar Raj Bhavan and showed the media the complaint letter they had submitted to the Police. She stated that they went to the Police on 11 July to file a complaint but were refused. They then sent the complaint via email.
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