First recorded case of Fake currency in Odisha-
RBI, Odisha had given fake currency worth Rs 3 lakhs to Inspector R K Das of Kharavelnagar PS, Bhubaneswar in 2005. After 1 year, the same notes surfaced in RBI which reported the matter to CID CB under Sri Amarananda Pattanayak. He gave it to IGP CR Sri S K Upadhyay who recommended action against Inspector R K Das. In stead of any action, Sri Pattanayak made promoted him as DSP and posted Sri R K Das as Registrar in Police Academy. He posted himself also as ADGP/DGP incharge of Police Academy without any Government order vide his own order No.4267/OP dt.30.8.05. After, recruitment, next collection is by Registrar, who conducts examination. I wrote letter No. 118/BPSPA. Con-III, dated 24.8.2007 to Sri Amarananda Pattanayak, IPS, DGP-cum-ADGP (Trg) /TS&M /CID/SAP-cum-SP PMT in continuation of 17 earlier letters and 30 letters by Principal Police Training College for inquiry against Inspector R K Das, promoted as DSP. No action was taken as the fake currency notes were part of cash bribe for promotion. Major circulation of fake currency was in Koraput Range where Sri Jaswindar Singh DIG was sent as temporary charge and murdered on 23-10-1986 through policemen for his inquiries into financial matters. SI Kulamani Naik in know of fake notes also died suspicious death while in training under R K Das. SUPREME COURT in SLP(CIVIL) NO.19947 OF 2008-Kedar Narayan Parida & Ors. Vs. State of Orissa passed the first stricture against Amarananda Pattanayak for putting political pressure in murder of Bhagirathi Das on 28-3-2007 vide Mangalpur P.S. Case No.28 of 2007. The stricture dated 24-4-2008 was received on 25 April by Government of Odisha which immediately recommended posting of Sri Pattanayak as Judge in Orissa Administrative Tribunal. Govt of India approved it vide Ministry of Personnel, DOPT order No. A-11014/8/2008-AT dt. 22-11-2008. Govt of Orissa, Home Deptt order No. IPS/1-66/2008/54601 Dt. 4-12-2008 posted him as judge in OAT. Arun Upadhyay