Baliguda, May 11: The collector of Jagatsinghpur has suspended the sarpanch of Rahana gram panchayat, Jiban Maharana for his alleged involvement in illegal activities in the village.

According to the sources, there is an ongoing case in the court against Jiban for submitting false affidavit in gram panchayat election. The sarpanch was also arrested for bootlegging inside his hotel which is located in Itapada.

Keeping in view of both incidents, the Collector has suspended the sarpanch from performing his duties till further notice.