Bhubaneswar: Baikuntha Pradhan, an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) at the Puri Raj Bhavan, who was allegedly assaulted by Odisha Governor Raghubar Das’s son, has been transferred to the Home Department, according to an official order.
“Pradhan, ASO, Parliamentary Affairs Department, at present deployed to the Governor’s Secretariat, is hereby transferred and posted as such to Home Department against the existing vacancy with immediate effect,” it said.
Pradhan’s wife Sayoj had recently claimed that he was physically assaulted by Das’s son and his associates July 7 when he was at Raj Bhavan, Puri.
The governor’s office has not made any statement regarding the allegations.
PTI