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Ex-jailer files police complaint against IPS officer Susanta Nath
The Story in Brief
Former Balasore district jailer Pradipta Kumar Mahalik, 50, lodged a formal police complaint at Capital police station in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, against former prisons director general Susanta Kumar Nath. Mahalik alleged that in October Nath and his associates conspired to frame an undertrial prisoner, Rajiv Lochan Das, by planting brown sugar in his pocket, and threatened him with dire consequences if he did not comply. He said he was suspended after refusing to follow the order.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Saravana Vivek M said the complaint has been received and a preliminary inquiry is underway, if prima facie evidence emerges, a formal case will be registered. Nath could not be reached for comment. Sambad English reported that Nath is already facing a sexual harassment and criminal intimidation complaint from former woman jailor Santoshini Dash, and has been removed as DG Prisons and transferred as an OSD in the Home Department. Nath and his associate Kuldeep Rath have approached the Orissa High Court seeking quashing of that FIR and anticipatory bail.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets report the same core facts: a former jailer has accused ex-DG Nath of pressuring him to frame an inmate and was suspended after refusing. The Times of India leads with the new complaint and quotes the DCP on next steps, while Sambad English frames the story as a fresh development in a wider controversy, adding the context of Nath's earlier sexual harassment case and his High Court petition. Neither outlet editorialises, making this uniform straight reporting. The key open point is the outcome of the preliminary police inquiry and the High Court hearing on Nath's anticipatory bail plea.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), sambadenglish.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
