Case against ex-DGP: Orissa HC tells vigilance to file affidavit

The Orissa High Court Tuesday refused to accept documents submitted by the state vigilance department in a sealed cover in the case filed by former DGP Prakash Mishra seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him.

Mishra’s name has already been cleared for the post of director general of CRPF. On September 20, the Bhubaneswar vigilance division had registered a case against Mishra, presently special secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, under Section 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 409 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, alleging that during his tenure as CMD of Orissa Police Housing and Welfare Corporation (OPHWC), advance payment of Rs 59 crore was made to some steel and cement suppliers in 2009 against existing rules. Mishra then filed a petition in the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR.