Bhubaneswar: The CBI, probing the chit fund scam in Odisha, grilled Mineral Metal Trading Corporation (MMTC) Bhubaneswar branch manager Gajendra Patra on Friday evening over the gold trading between the corporation and the chit fund company Seashore Group.
Patra was interrogated for about 30 minutes. After his interrogation, Patra told reporters that he was asked by the CBI officials about the gold deal between MMTC and Seashore. Ponzi firm Seashore had bought around 150-200 kg gold at market rates from public sector trading body MMTC in 2011-12, said Patra.