
Former IAS officer VK Pandian has been summoned by Bhubaneswar Police on July 25 for questioning over missing files from the Odisha Chief Minister's Office during the previous BJD government.
The Police Commissionerate of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack has issued a notice to former IAS officer VK Pandian, asking him to appear before the investigating officer on July 25 in connection with a case related to missing files from the Odisha Chief Minister's Office during the previous Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government.
The notice follows a complaint alleging that key files from the CMO went missing after the change of government in Odisha. Pandian served as a key aide to former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the BJD's tenure. The police investigation is looking into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the files.
Pandian has been directed to cooperate with the probe. The case has drawn political attention in Odisha, with the current government and opposition parties trading barbs over the issue. The investigation remains ongoing.
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