Suspended IFS Officer Abhay Kant Pathak, His Son Akash Pathak Sent To Jail

Bhubaneswar: Suspended IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak and his son Akash Pathak sent to jail after their remand period ended on Saturday.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Odisha Vigilance had taken Abhay and Akash on a three-day remand to interrogate over the possession of disproportionate assets worth crores.

The Special Vigilance Court in Bhubaneswar had granted permission to the anti-corruption agency to take the suspended IFS officer and his son on remand.

During the interrogation, the SIT is said to have extracted several viral information from them. The source though which Abhay could accumulate so much property and his involvement in the illegal activities of his son.

Earlier yesterday, Akash had confessed that he never did job in Tata Motors. The SIT also could find out Rs 1.47 crore kept in the account of Akash.

Till date, Rs 17.52 crores kept in three accounts of Akash has been traced by the investigating agencies.

Four agencies like the Vigilance Department, Crime Branch, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and Commissionerate of Police are probing the DA case involving the father-son who have been sent to the Jharpada Jail as the remand period ended today.