A police constable was today suspended, a day after chitfund scam accused Arthatatwa (AT) group chief Pradeep Sethy who is admitted to SCB Medical College Hospital was caught on camera talking over mobile phone.
Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi suspended the constable accompanying Sethy while he was speaking over phone inside the hospital premises.
An inquiry has been ordered into the whole incident, he said.
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This is the second time that Sethy was caught on camera while in custody.
He was spotted yesterday inside the hospital here talking over telephone with an escort guard walking along with him. Seeing the media persons recording his activities, he immediately passed on the mobile phone to the escort guard and rebuked the cameramen for hounding him.
Earlier, he had allegedly given a telephonic interview to a private TV channel, which is also being probed.
It is also alleged that Sethy enjoys a lavish lifestyle despite being in custody.
Sethy was arrested in 2013 for his alleged role in the chit fund scam and was admitted in SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack after he made an attempt to commit suicide inside Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar on August 1 this year.
Although he has recovered from the mental trauma, he is under treatment in the plastic surgery department.
"He is recuperating and would be discharged soon," said the hospital authorities.
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