A day after postponing the written examination for sub-inspectors, the police in Odisha’s Ganjam district Wednesday arrested 117 people, including 114 aspirants, on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud, a senior official said.

The action came after a crackdown on a racket allegedly involved in sabotaging the upcoming sub-inspector recruitment examination (written) October 5-6, conducted by the Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB).

Of the 117 arrested persons, three were agents. Of the 114 aspiring candidates taken into custody, eight were women, police sources said.

A case has been registered at Golanthara police station under different sections of the BNS and the Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M told reporters.

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