Cuttack: The Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday seized about Rs 2.14 lakh from the possession of Partha Sarathi Mishra, Managing Director of Orissa Small Industries Corporation Ltd.
On receipt of reliable information regarding collection of huge amount of illegal money from different persons, the vigilance sleuths intercepted the vehicle of Mishra.
During interception, a sum of Rs.2,14,750 in a closed cover was found from the possession of Dr. Mishra. On preliminary interrogation, he failed to explain the source of this money.
In this connection, the vigilance sleuths also conducted search operations at his residential government quarter situated at Unit-II, Bhubaneswar, his residential house situated at Bajrakabati Road, Cuttack and his office chamber situated at Khapuria Chowk, Cuttack.