Paradip, Dec. 14: Police today issued summons to the wife of industrialist Mahimananda Mishra, who is wanted in the October 26 murder of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Limited (SSLI)'s general manager Mahendra Swain.

Despite a lookout circular issued on Mahimananda's name, police have not been able to trace him yet.

"As there is every possibility of Mishra keeping in touch with family members, notices have been served to his wife Mala," said Paradip police station inspector Subhransu Sekhar Nayak.

The EDI account through the OSL has beencarrying out stevedoring transaction with the port has a depositreserve to the tune of Rs 80 crore. Technicalities are being workedout with the port for the freezing the said account, said policesources.Raids are being conducted almost on daily basis across the statebesides outside the state to nab Mishra and three of his OSLsubordinates.It may be noted here that Congress leader Bapi Sarkhel has also been arrested earlier afterincriminating evidence of his involvement in the case had come to theforefront.OSL was at loggerheads with Paradip unit of Seaways Shipping andLogistics limited (SSLI) over stevedoring operation in Paradip portsince past one year. Mahendra Kumar Swain, the slain manager of SSLIwas the prime target of the rival stevedoring company to protectbusiness interest.