Odisha Crime Branch appointed DSP Ratnaprava Satpathy to lead a full-scale investigation into the Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam under PMR-410(A) provisions.

The case originated at Golanthara Police Station in Ganjam. SP Anil Kumar Beuria will supervise the investigation and issue necessary notes.

Authorities suspect large-scale manipulation in the recruitment process. Brokers allegedly demanded ₹25 lakh from each candidate to secure selection.

Police arrested 114 candidates and three middlemen linked to the scam. Investigators continue searching for masterminds Shankar Prusty and Muna Mohanty.

Sources revealed that aspirants were taken outside Odisha for coaching. Organizers seized original certificates until payments were completed.

The scam involved multiple layers of subcon

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