<p>CBI today arrested Odisha's former advocate general Ashok Mohanty for alleged links with Artha Tatwa Group, a ponzi company accused of duping investors of crores of rupees in the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mohanty was picked up from his residence in Cuttack, sources said adding the former advocate general was immediately taken to hospital for medical check up.<br /><br />"Truth will ultimately come out. God and guru are my witnesses. As per my conscience, I have not committed any wrong," Mohanty told reporters while being taken inside CBI's state headquarters here.<br /><br />Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had accepted Mohanty's resignation as the AG just a day before his interrogation by the CBI here on September 13.<br /><br />Mohanty had claimed that he has no link with Artha Tatwa Group other than purchasing a house from its CMD Pradip Sethi.<br /><br />The former advocate general also claimed to have showed bank documents to CBI officials in regard to payment. However, he was arrested exactly 10 days after his interrogation.<br /><br />Earlier, Mohanty had denied allegation that he received a house in Cuttack from AT Group as a gift. "I haven't got it free. I have paid Sethi Rs 1,01,00,000 (one crore and one lakh) by cheque through my lone SBI bank account. I have handed over all papers to the CBI," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a local court here today deferred hearing on the bail application of Manoj Dash, the owner of a private television channel, till September 24. Dash was in judicial custody for his alleged involvement with AT Group.<br /><br />Dash had allegedly taken Rs 90 lakh from AT Group CMD Pradip Sethi for leasing out bandwidth for operating six television channels in the tele ports owned by him.<br /><br />On the other hand, Sethi had claimed during interrogation by the CBI that Dash had taken the money as a loan from him and had not returned it.</p>
<p>CBI today arrested Odisha's former advocate general Ashok Mohanty for alleged links with Artha Tatwa Group, a ponzi company accused of duping investors of crores of rupees in the state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Mohanty was picked up from his residence in Cuttack, sources said adding the former advocate general was immediately taken to hospital for medical check up.<br /><br />"Truth will ultimately come out. God and guru are my witnesses. As per my conscience, I have not committed any wrong," Mohanty told reporters while being taken inside CBI's state headquarters here.<br /><br />Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had accepted Mohanty's resignation as the AG just a day before his interrogation by the CBI here on September 13.<br /><br />Mohanty had claimed that he has no link with Artha Tatwa Group other than purchasing a house from its CMD Pradip Sethi.<br /><br />The former advocate general also claimed to have showed bank documents to CBI officials in regard to payment. However, he was arrested exactly 10 days after his interrogation.<br /><br />Earlier, Mohanty had denied allegation that he received a house in Cuttack from AT Group as a gift. "I haven't got it free. I have paid Sethi Rs 1,01,00,000 (one crore and one lakh) by cheque through my lone SBI bank account. I have handed over all papers to the CBI," he said.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a local court here today deferred hearing on the bail application of Manoj Dash, the owner of a private television channel, till September 24. Dash was in judicial custody for his alleged involvement with AT Group.<br /><br />Dash had allegedly taken Rs 90 lakh from AT Group CMD Pradip Sethi for leasing out bandwidth for operating six television channels in the tele ports owned by him.<br /><br />On the other hand, Sethi had claimed during interrogation by the CBI that Dash had taken the money as a loan from him and had not returned it.</p>