Berhampur, Senior BJP leader and Berhampur MP,Pradeep panigrahy acquited from all the five job fraud cases lodged against him.After the courts verdict today Pradeep said truth wins over evil and the consiprecy against him evaporated.After the judgement today,sorrounded by his hundreds of supporters,Pradeep reached his home at Courtpeta chowk to share his pleasure with them.The traffic on the chowk disrupted for a good time as the supporters lit fire crackers and distributed sweets them selves and to passers by.Yesterday,the JMFC (Rural)in Berhampur has acquitted Pradeep and former IFS officer Abhay pathak and his son Akash from two cases and today the court acquited Pradeep in the remaining three job fraud cases.A total of five job fraud cases were registered four at Golonthara PS and one at Baidyanathpur PS,against Pradeep,Pathak father and son,Pradeep`s brother Dilip and Sarbeswar rao,on the charge of cheating unemployeed yuths on the false pretext of providing them jobs in an automobile company,said Deepak patnaik,counsel for the cases.The cases registered at Golonthara PS 2225/20 by complaintant Lakshmi nayak,2268/20 by Prasant kar,62/21 by Pravat nayak,678/21 by Siba patra and the case no 511/21 lodged at Baidyanathpur PS on the complaint of Kartik pradhan.Deepak said,earlier the Odisha High court has discharged Pradeep`s brother Dilip and subsequently the name of Sarbeswar deleted after his(sarbeswar)death.Accordingly charge sheet framed against Pradeep and Pathak duo.After hearing,on yesterday, the MP/MLA court acquited Pradeep and Pathak duo in the two cases 2225/20 and 511/21 due to lack of evidence.Deepak said during trial all the complainants told the JFMC court in Berhampur that Panigrahy had not taken any money for getting them jobs in Tata Motors and even not knows the Pathak duo.They also told the court that they were pressurised by senior officials of Ganjam district and BJD leaders to lodge FIRs against Panigrahy and others.Pradeep,once known as blueeyed boy of BJD supremo Naaveen patnaik and elected thrice as MLA of Gopalpur segment on BJD ticket,even he also enjoyed the berth of a cabinet minister in the Naveen govt.However,things changed and sitting BJD MLA, Pradeep treated as foe of BJD in 2020.Pradeep was arrested by the CID Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha on December 3, 2020,on the allegation of job scam. He was accused of collecting Rs 6 lakh, Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh from youths on behalf of Akash with the promise to provide them jobs in the Tata motors.Subsequently, he was expelled from the BJD but continued as MLA.The Orissa High Court granted him bail on June 11, 2021.The harassment meetedout to him has paved way for him to join BJP.In the last general election the national party also fielded Pradeep as its MP candidate from Berhampur and Pradeep also won.Afterur spending sometime in Berhampur Pradeep drove to Bhubaneswar to attend Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.Before his departure,Pradeep said,that the five cases were a misuse of power and politics,what aimed to defame him in public.`I and my family suffered immensely,all the development works undertaken by me left incompleted`.The revenge politics by the previous govt by lodging false allegations against me has already been rejected by the people,what the last general election proved.Now the legal victory proved truth over injustice.As such,after release from jail Pradeep claimed himself innocent and accused the govt officials and BJD leaders.Even he vehimently claimed the consiperators will face the consequences.However,the action agsint him,has forced his sizable supporters to stay away at a safe distance from him.After joining BJP and before last general election he forecasted grand victory of BJP.Today,when asked,what action against the persons responsible for harassment meeted out to him,a virtually relaxed Pradeep said in proper time I will let you know.Earlier former IFS officer Abhaya said by acquiting me my son and pradeep the temple of justice proved that truth always wins.The jubilant supporters said the vindictive action against Pradeep will pay soon.Gangadhar patra,president of Pradeep sena said,since 2009 Pradeep dedicated his life for the people across Odisha,although he represented Gopalpur assembly segment.Despite all actions against him by the BJD govt to defame has boomeranged,as the confidence of public increased,who elected him as their representative of seven assembly segments.
