Bhubaneswar, Dec. 5 -- Nepali student's death to illegal encroachment: KIIT University row sparks heated discussion in Odisha Assembly

According to sources, Nayak was picked up from Paralakhemundi and brought to Bhubaneswar for further interrogation. Notably, this is the first action of CBI ever since it launched its probe into the scam.

Earlier, the Crime Branch arrested 12 persons in connection with the case. With this arrest, the total number of arrests mounted to 13.

The central probing agency had earlier taken four persons on remand for three days for questioning. Similarly, on December 2, the CBI took Arabinda Das on a two-day remand for detailed interrogation. Arabinda, who had been in charge of the Digha model centre, was quest...