Bhubaneswar, June 27 -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has dismissed newly recruited Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service (OT&AS) officer Bhimasen Tudu from government service after he was arrested in connection with a criminal case during his training period.

According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Tudu has also been declared ineligible for any future government employment.

The officer, who had recently joined the OT&AS, had remained absent from his induction training since June 4. He also did not appear for the final examination conducted at the Madhusudan Das Regional Academy of Financial Management (MDRAFM).

During this period, Tudu was arrested by Baranga Police in connection with a deat...