OSBC seeks judicial probe into arrest of senior advocate

Cuttack: Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) has demanded a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts behind the arrest of a senior advocate by Balasore police for allegedly misbehaving with a woman IAS probationer. Purusottam Das, a 70-year-old advocate, was arrested on Tuesday after IAS probationer Shamal Kalyanrao Bhagat filed a complaint at Sahadevkhunta police station on June 7.OSBC demanded the judicial inquiry in a memorandum to chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday. It also demanded immediate action against the inspector in-charge of Sahadevkhunta police station and Bhagat.In the memorandum, OSBC chairman Sitanshu Mohan Dwibedy said, "The OSBC has also unanimously resolved that if no action will be taken within 10 days from the date of receipt of this communication, the council will decide further course of action..."Dwibedy claimed that though Balasore Bar Association had requested the SP to intervene and direct the IIC to register information given by Das, no steps have been taken till date.OSBC is the apex statutory body for more than 180 affiliated bar associations in the state.
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