By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: ED has filed second Supplementary Prosecution Complaint on 14.08.2023 against the erstwhile Cuttack MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal, his wife Laxmi Bilasani Biswal, M/s Seashore Securities Ltd., M/s Seashore Multipurpose Co-operative Ltd., their two directors Prashanta Kumar Dash, Pravat Kumar Dash and three others before the Hon’ble Special Court (PMLA), Bhubaneshwar.
The Hon’ble Court has taken cognizance of the Prosecution Complaint.
The Central Bureau of Investigation had on Saturday filed a chargesheet against former BJD Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Prabhat Ranjan Biswal and his wife Laxmi Bilasini Biswal in connection with Multi-Crore Seashore Chit Fund Scam.
The CBI filed the obligatory documents with CBI Court-1 in Bhubaneswar over alleged money laundering under Sections 420, 120(B), 409, 467, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
On 19th September 2017, the former lawmaker Prabhat Biswal was arrested from his Cuttack residence by the CBI in the Seashore chit fund scam. The ex-legislator and his wife, Laxmi Bilasini Biswal, were questioned in connection with a land deal with the Seashore Group chief Prasant Das. His wife was also earlier quizzed by the CBI regarding her involvement in the Jajpur Benapur land scam.
As per CBI, the couple had sold a piece of land to the Seashore Group for a hefty amount and could not explain the details of the illegal transactions. They also failed to produce the documents and sale deeds about the land deal.
Seashore CMD Prashant Dash had paid Rs 25 lakh for the land in cheques in April 2011, the remaining amount was to be paid after registration. However, Dash had cancelled the deal later and wanted his money back.
