IRS officers allege 'unwarranted' treatment at Odisha Lok Bhavan

BHUBANESWAR: (Apr 17) Two senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers working at the Income Tax office in Bhubaneswar were allegedly subjected to "high-handed" and "unwarranted" treatment at the Lok Bhavan here, on Thursday, official sources said.

The incident occurred when the IRS officers were accompanying the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (PCCIT) Dr D Sudhakara Rao who met Odisha Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Lok Bhavan.

"Despite the visit being coordinated in advance, and the officers proactively informing the OSD (officer on special duty) to the Hon'ble Governor and the ADC (Navy) of their presence in the waiting area, they were subjected to unprovoked and atrocious treatment. At the behest of ADC (Police), they were forcibly removed from Lok Bhavan premises in a police vehicle and taken to the Capital Police Station," Rao informed the commissioner-cum-secretary to the governor, Lok Bhavan, Odisha, in a letter.