Bijay Ketan Upadhaya is an IAS
officer. He belongs to Odisha cadre of 2009 batch. He was arrested by Vigilance department for being involved in corruption. At the time
of arrest, he was serving as the Director of Horticulture. He was then suspended and reinstated after six months.
Biography/Wiki
Hailing from a middle class family,
Bijay Ketan had achieved much in life. In 2008 UPSC Civil Services Examination,
he had secured All India Rank 8. That was a wonderful achievement. Since then,
he was hailed as a role model for youngsters. Unfortunately, this bribing
incident has made a big dent on his persona and public profile.
Physical Attributes:
Height: 5 ft. and 7 inches
Hair Colour: Black
Weight: Around 72 kgs
Career
Bijay Ketan Upadhaya was DM of many
districts. He was always regarded as an honest and hardworking IAS officer. In
recent times, he had gotten into bad relationship with many powerful
contractors and politicians. He was shunted out to the Department of
Horticulture from where he was arrested.
Personal Profile
Date of Birth: NA
Age:
Father: NA
Mother: NA
Birthplace: Balashore, Odisha
Religion: Hindu
Educational Qualification
School:
College:
Family and Relationship
Wife: Tushima Mishra. She is also
working. When the Court had rejected the bail application of Bijay Ketan, she
did a presser and had alleged that BJD government of Odisha is hell bent on
destroying the career of her husband. She had further alleged that the
department is yet to find anything wrong in his account and Rs. 70 lakhs that
was shown in his account belongs to their hard earned money.
Children: One Son.
Interesting and Lesser
Known Facts
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When Vigilance
Department was searching the house of Bijay Ketan, they couldn’t show any search
warrant when asked by family for the same. They had also searched the premise
of parents of Bijay Ketan without any search warrant.
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