By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, June 8, 2016 : Former union minister Braja Kishore Tripathy seems to have been badly exposed as no transaction was made in favour of Maoist leader, Sabyasachi Panda or the ICICI Bank Chhatrapur branch account holder Sabyasachi Panda by the ruling Biju Janata Dal [BJD].

Maoist leader, who is in Berhampur Jail on Wednesday denied of having any account in ICICI bank in Chatrapur. Incidentally, police sources said, the account number 203601501728 in ICICI Bank Chhatrapur branch as claimed by Tripathy is held by one Sabyasachi Panda.

The said account was opened on February 28, 2014. The account holder is a resident of Kamapalli area and is a casual employee of Gopalpur port. The account currently has a balance of Rs 1174. The police claimed the facts came to light after its investigations.

“No such transaction has taken place in my account. The name of the account holder and the account number are correct but no such transaction has taken place in my account. The Rs 45 lakh transaction as claimed by him (Braja Kishore Tripathy) from BJD account to my account has not taken place. I am a small-time businessman we run our house by doing hard work. He might be having some misconception over my name. You can verify my transactions details from my bank. He should have verified things before going public. This is a sort of harassment,” Sabyasachi Panda, the account holder of a/c no. 203601501728 of ICICI Bank Chhatrapur branch told a television news channel Kanak News over the telephone.

Maoist leader, Sabyasanchi Pand’s wife, Mr Subhashree Paneda also made it clear that there is no bank account in the name in her husband’s name. “He is now in Berhampur jail and there is only an account in his name where family members deposit some money for his care”, she told Bizodisha.com.