The Odisha government on Monday ordered compulsory retirement of additional superintendent of police (communication) Trinath Mishra who was recently arrested by the Vigilance Department for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
A fleet of cars and bikes with the same fancy registration number including a BMW worth over Rs 1 crore was seized from Mishra’s possession.
Apart from the BMW car, Mishra and his family also owned Hyundai Creta car (worth Rs 17 lakh), Maruti Baleno, Chevrolet Trailblazer LTZ car and GTR 250 Hyosung bike worth, Triumph Rocket 3 2020 and Royal Enfield Classic 500 ABS.
The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in a release said that the Vigilance had detected Mishra's assets and other property over Rs 9 crore following raids at 11 places in Cuttack, Khordha, Jajpur and Nabarangpur districts.
On February 16, the State government had given compulsory retirement to five officials who had been accused of corruption and inefficiency. It is pertinent to mention here that the State government has ordered compulsory retirement of 152 officials so far.