Bhubaneswar, Jan. 8 -- The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has kept three officials out of duty and ordered withholding of their salaries with immediate effect following a departmental inquiry into allegations levelled against them.

According to an office order issued by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of OSRTC, the decision was taken based on the recommendations of a preliminary inquiry report submitted by an enquiry committee after a hearing held at the OSRTC Corporate Office in Bhubaneswar on December 24, 2025.

The officials placed out of duty are Eswar Mohapatra, District Manager, OSRTC, Koraput; Jyoti Prakash Behera, Assistant Manager (Depot), OSRTC, Jeypore; and Preetish Kumar Nayak, Assistant Manager (Depot), O...