Bhubaneswar : The Enforcement Directorate {ED} sleuths raided the   residence of  senior congress leader and former Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Nranjan Pattnaik at Bhubaneswar”s Nayapally on Saturday
A team of 8 to 10 ED sleuths arrived at Pattnaik”s resience around  at 7 am  and began the search operation linked to allgations of finanical transactions although the exact reason  behind the raid is yet to be clear. Sources reveal that the former president Patnaik has come under ED scanner for his reportedly  involvement in illegal financial dealings
Deployed by industrial Security Forces to ensure the security around his residence ED also searched Pattnnaik”s residence along with two other  at Nayapally  in order to get vital informations  relating to illegal financial transactions.However ,no official statement has been released  by Pattnaik or his representatve  in this regard.