India, Sept. 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh housing department has ordered an investigation into the accounts of Greater Noida's Mitra co-operative housing society, and an inquiry against office-bearers not providing details required for an audit.

The move came as a delegation of residents on Friday met the housing commissioner Balkar Singh, and other senior officials in Lucknow, seeking a detailed probe into functioning of the cooperative society that is allegedly indulged into misuse of about Rs.5 crore public funds, affecting the locality's civic amenities.

Residents have alleged that the current office-bears are brazenly violating rules, and using the funds for personal use instead of building roads and other services.

On Sunday, the hous...