Goa Crime Branch recorded the statement of an accused in the alleged cash-for-jobs scam on Sunday after she claimed that a minister, an IAS officer, and an engineer were also involved in the racket, a police officer said.

Puja Naik, arrested last year and currently out on bail, posted a video on social media on Friday alleging the involvement of a minister from the Sawant-led cabinet and two others in the multi-crore scam.

Without naming the minister, a senior IAS officer, and an engineer, Naik claimed that she had been collecting money from victims on their behalf who are yet to return around Rs 17 crore.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters that the police would record Naik's statement on the issue.

''Her statement would be recorded in the presence of a mag

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