New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday registered a case against the Director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Goa BaradaKanta Mishra for his allegedly possessing disproportionate assets to the tune of over Rs 1.14 crore.

He is former Director of the Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT). He is accused of graft during his stint at the IMMT in Bhubaneswar as its Director. 

He has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, CBI sources revealed. The investing agency sources said Mishra’s properties were worth Rs 3.48 lakh in 2006 and in 2016 his properties value stood at Rs 2.19 crore.

Mishra, a renowned academician has done extensive studies in extractive metallurgy and mineral processing apart from publications in 200 journals.