Cuttack: Police are seeking permission from the government to initiate action against IAS officer and Home Department Additional Secretary Aradhana Das in connection with a Rs 95 lakh fraud case, according to information cited in a police report and related official correspondence.
Police sources said strong evidence had been found against Das in the case. The complaint was lodged on February 5 this year by Kamal Bhawsinka of CDA Sector-6, who alleged that he had entered into an agreement in November 2022 to purchase Das’s plot in CDA Sector-10 for Rs 95 lakh. According to the complaint, Rs 85 lakh was transferred to Das’s bank account through RTGS, while the remaining Rs 10 lakh was paid in cash.
Agreement and Allegations
According to the complaint, Das did not register the land or hand over possession after receiving the money. The complainant alleged that she later said she had spent the money, and also abused and threatened to implicate her in a false case.
The case was registered against Das at CDA Phase-II police station under Sections 318(4), 316(2), 296(b) and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The report said the matter had been suppressed earlier.
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Investigation Report Cites Evidence
Inspector-in-charge of CDA Phase-II police station Anuradha Martha submitted her investigation report to Cuttack DCP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo on March 21. In the two-page report, she stated that the evidence confirmed that Das had taken Rs 95 lakh for the sale of the land.
The report also said Das did not cooperate with the investigation. “Despite being a government officer in the Home department, Das did not cooperate with police and refused to accept notices sent by post,” Martha stated in the report.
Official Communication Sent to Government
Based on the findings, the Cuttack DCP wrote to the state Home Secretary and the Police Commissioner on April 1 informing them that an FIR had been registered against Das. On Monday, the Additional Commissioner of Police also wrote to the Additional Chief Secretary of the General Administration Department stating that an FIR had been registered against her.
Efforts to contact Das for her response in the case were unsuccessful.
