Police summon ex-officials in probe into missing inquiry reports from Odisha CMO

Odisha police have summoned former IAS officer Rajesh Verma and former IT secretary Manoj Mishra regarding the disappearance of two inquiry commission reports from the Chief Minister's Office. The missing documents concern the 2008 Kandhamal riots and a 2016 hospital fire investigation.
Why it matters
This investigation highlights potential administrative accountability issues and the loss of critical public records during a government transition.
The police summoned ex-IAS officer Rajesh Verma and former IT secretary Manoj Mishra in connection with its probe into the alleged disappearance of two inquiry commission reports from the Odisha Chief Minister's Office during the previous BJD government's tenure, officials said.
The report focuses on factual police procedures and administrative events without inflammatory language.
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