114 candidates among 117 arrested in Odisha SI exam paper-leak case
Bhubaneswar, Oct. 2 -- A day after Odisha Police Recruitment Board postponed the written examination for the recruitment of sub-inspectors for the third time, police arrested 117 persons including 114 candidates who were supposed to pay Rs.25 lakh each for the question papers.
Of those arrested, 114 are candidates who had applied for the exam, while the remaining three are agents accused of facilitating the scheme, officials informed on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of Berhampur police intercepted three AC sleeper buses near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. The buses, which had started from Baramunda Bus Stand in Bhubaneswar, were carrying 117 passengers.
During questioning, it was revealed that 114 of them were candidates for the...
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