Paradip<\/strong>: A team of sleuths from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today questioned the office staff of earlier arrested health officer Rajendra Narayan Panigrahy, in connection with a graft case. Panigrahy works in the Port Health Organization (PHO) in Paradip town of Jagatsinghpur district.<\/p>\n The anti-corruption agency verified several documents in Panigrahy\u2019s office, an official said.<\/p>\n Panigrahy was previously arrested by the CBI. He had gifted a three-bedroom flat worth around Rs 80 lakh to his mother with bribe money in Nayapalli of Bhubaneswar, investigating sleuths suspect.<\/p>\n This came to the fore during a detailed probe into the alleged disproportionate assets (DA) charge. The health officer purchased the flat from a builder by making a cash payment. The builder would likely be quizzed in this connection soon. Houses of Panigrahy\u2019s relatives were also recently raided.<\/p>\n It is pertinent to mention, the doctor was nabbed on October 12 by CBI sleuths while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 at his office near Bhuian Chhak in Paradip town of Jagatsinghpur district.<\/p>\n Following this, simultaneous house searches were carried out at different locations associated with Panigrahy. He had accepted the bribe amount from an agent of the Eminence Shipping Company.<\/p>\n Panigrahy accepted the bribe for checking the health condition of crew members of a ship. He used to often demand bribes from crew members of most of the ships coming to Paradip to issue reports.<\/p>\n The CBI probe team had previously seized foreign currency notes (Dollars), imported liquors and cigars from the possession of the health officer, following which the probe was intensified.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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