AEE arrested for forging dy speaker's signature
Bhubaneswar: An assistant executive engineer (AEE) of panchayati raj and drinking water department , Laxman Hembram , was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday for allegedly manipulating his posting by submitting a forged recommendation letter having a fake signature of assembly deputy speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi .
Police said they are also searching for another AEE, Monalisa Behera , who is accused of adopting the same modus operandi as well.
A complaint against the duo was lodged at Capital police station by the deputy speaker’s office on June 11, following which an FIR was registered on June 13.
Ramesh Chandra Bisoi, ACP (zone-I) said an investigation is underway to ascertain whether they acted alone or are part of a larger racket.
According to police sources, the office of the panchayati Raj and drinking water minister received two letters on Jan 16, both bearing the assembly logo and resembling the official letterhead of the deputy speaker. The letters recommended the transfers of Hembram and Behera from Harichandanpur and Bansapal blocks in Keonjhar district to Sadar and Bargaon blocks in Sundargarh district .
Police said they are also searching for another AEE, Monalisa Behera , who is accused of adopting the same modus operandi as well.
A complaint against the duo was lodged at Capital police station by the deputy speaker’s office on June 11, following which an FIR was registered on June 13.
Ramesh Chandra Bisoi, ACP (zone-I) said an investigation is underway to ascertain whether they acted alone or are part of a larger racket.
According to police sources, the office of the panchayati Raj and drinking water minister received two letters on Jan 16, both bearing the assembly logo and resembling the official letterhead of the deputy speaker. The letters recommended the transfers of Hembram and Behera from Harichandanpur and Bansapal blocks in Keonjhar district to Sadar and Bargaon blocks in Sundargarh district .
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