By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, February 23, 2016: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Asirbad Behera, along with three other officials of OCA, was on Monday interrogated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office here on their alleged links with the ponzi firm Artha Tatwa (AT) Group, a major player in the mega chit fund scam in the state.
OCA joint secretary Sanjeev Dutta, cashier Sahajahan and accountant Basant Swain were the other officials who appeared before the ED faced the queries by ED sleuths.

The ED grilled them on the financial dealings of the OCA with the AT Group in connection with Odisha Premier League (OPL)-the marquee event modelled on the IPL.

Notably, the AT Group had sponsored the OPL tournament and had paid Rs One crore towards sponsorship fees.
Earlier, the CBI probing the chit fund scam had interrogated Behera and officials of the OCA for their alleged links with the AT Group.

The ED’s quizzing of Behera and others continued for over six hours.

The ED officials questioned us about the Rs One crore received from the AT Group. We furnished them details of the money spent on various purposes,” said Behera after emerging from the ED office.