Bhubaneswar, June 12 -- Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi on Saturday released from Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar after he was granted bail by the Orissa High Court yesterday in connection with TATA Motors job fraud case registered at Golanthara police station in Ganjam district.

The former BJD leader and minister had been lodged at the Jharpada jail since his arrest on December 3 last year on the charges of forgery, criminal conspiracy and other cyber offences.

The Gopalpur lawmaker was booked under section 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (Cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will) and 120-B (conspiracy) among others along with Section 66- c/ 66-d of IT Act, 2000.

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