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Odisha Suspends Two Senior Officers Jailed in Separate Cases
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News18•25-09-2026, 13:15
Odisha Suspends Two Senior Officers Jailed in Separate Cases
- •The Odisha government suspended two senior officers, Arun Kumar Biswal and Sujit Kumar Raula, after they remained in jail for over 48 hours.
- •Arun Kumar Biswal, additional secretary in the Commerce and Transport Department, was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing and attempting to murder a woman employee.
- •Sujit Kumar Raula, senior superintendent of Choudwar Circle Jail, was arrested on charges of forging documents related to the escape of two murder accused from the jail.
- •Biswal was arrested on September 18 after a complaint from the woman employee, alleging he created a ruckus and misbehaved at her residence.
- •Raula's arrest followed the Orissa High Court withdrawing interim protection and rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in a case registered against him at Choudwar police station.
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The Odisha government suspended Arun Kumar Biswal and Sujit Kumar Raula after they remained in jail for more than 48 hours following their separate arrests.
Arun Kumar Biswal was arrested on September 18 following a written complaint at Kharvelnagar police station alleging that he sexually harassed and attempted to murder a woman employee.
Sujit Kumar Raula was arrested on September 20 for allegedly forging documents related to the escape of two murder accused from Choudwar Circle Jail last year.
