Mohan Majhi govt. hands over recruitment scam probe to CBI

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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. File.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI

The Mohan Majhi authorities successful Odisha has decided to urge a CBI probe into a monolithic recruitment scam, successful which hundreds of aspirants were allegedly coached connected selective questions — an unfair means to unafraid authorities jobs — successful speech for crores of rupees.

The determination came days aft the Crime Branch of the State constabulary arrested 4 accused successful the case.

According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Mr. Majhi connected Wednesday handed implicit the probe to the CBI arsenic determination were superior allegations of wide irregularities and corruption successful the recruitment introspection for Odisha constabulary sub-inspectors.

“The probe was initially entrusted to the Crime Branch. Findings from the probe truthful acold suggest that the roots of the scam whitethorn widen beyond Odisha to Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and different States. There is besides beardown suspicion of engagement of inter-State organised transgression gangs successful the scam,” the connection noted.

“In presumption of these developments, and to guarantee a thorough and transparent probe that exposes the full web down the corruption and brings each the culprits to justness with exemplary punishment, the Chief Minister decided to entrust the probe to the CBI,” the CMO said.

Additionally, the State authorities is considering constitution of a imperishable committee to oversee the recruitment of unit for constabulary and different uniformed services.

The substance had travel to airy erstwhile the Berhampur constabulary arrested 114 aspirants portion they were taken by buses to Andhra Pradesh to get leaked question papers successful the upcoming Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE) 2024.

Published - October 23, 2025 12:27 americium IST

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