Goa, Nov. 15 -- In a dramatic twist just 24 hours after the Crime Branch claimed she had not named any minister, cash-for-jobs accused Pooja Naik on Friday went before the media and directly accused Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, IAS officer Nikhil Desai and PWD Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar of being key beneficiaries in the multi-crore recruitment scam.

The revelation came a day after Crime Branch SP Rahul Gupta told reporters that Pooja had not named any minister in her statement. On Friday, however, Pooja publicly contradicted the police version, saying she had already named all three last year and again during the ongoing investigation.

Speaking to reporters in Panjim, Pooja said the irregularities took place during her associatio...