BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Monday handed out compulsory retirement to additional superintendent of police (communication) Trinath Mishra, who was arrested by the state vigilance directorate on February 16 for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets to the tune of nearly Rs 9 crore.
“ASP Mishra is one of the senior officers given compulsory retirement by the government in tune with the policy of zero tolerance towards corruption and inefficiency. With this, the state government has so far given compulsory retirement to 152 officials on charges of corruption and inefficiency,” said a senior officer in the chief minister’s office.
Sources said Mishra (59) would have retired from government service in October 2023. He is still in judicial custody following his arrest last week.
The vigilance crackdown on Mishra was talk of the town as the officers seized a fleet of expensive vehicles and bikes, including a BMW X7 car (Rs 1.10 crore), GTR 250 Hyosung bike (Rs 5.3 lakh), Triumph Rocket 3 (Rs 20 lakh), Royal Enfield Classic 500 ABS (Rs 2.5 lakh) and a Yamaha bike (Rs 2 lakh) from the possession of Mishra on February 15. Almost all the vehicles bear the same fancy registration number 0005.
“We found that several cars and superbikes registered in the name Mishra and his family members. We also found the involvement of Mishra’s son and his family members in several business enterprises including a hospital and a nursing home in Chandikhole in Jajpur district and a medicine store licensed in the name of Mishra’s wife. A transport business in the name of Shantilata Transport with its offices located at Chandikhole and Dhanmandal, Jajpur, was also found in the name of Mishra’s wife,” a vigilance officer said.
Apart from this, a 3-BHK flat in Bhubaneswar, a farmhouse in Jajpur district and 3 plots in Bhubaneswar and Jajpur were also unearthed during the raid. A case was registered against Mishra and his wife under relevant sections under the Prevention of Corruption (amendment) Act-2018.
