Bhubaneswar: Further intensifying its probe into alleged fraud in police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Sunday arrested another man for his involvement in the scam.

The arrested person has been identified as Arabinda Das (43), a resident of Nabara village under Singala police station in Balasore district. ADVERTISEMENT

A Crime Branch statement said that Das was taken into custody following sustained interrogation and the seizure of several incriminating materials from his possession. Das was forwarded to a court in Berhampur. The investigation in the case is in progress.

The charges against accused Das include multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)—319(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 111, 61(2), and 3(5)—along with Sections 11(1) a

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