Bhubaneswar: The Union Government has approved a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore Odisha Police Sub-Inspector recruitment examination scam , according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Tuesday.

It is worth mentioning that following allegations of large-scale irregularities and corruption in the Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE)-2024 for the recruitment of Sub-Inspectors, the State Police’s Crime Branch had initiated an investigation into the matter.

However, during the course of the investigation, suspicions arose that the roots of the corruption may extend beyond Odisha to other states, including Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. There were also indications of the involvement of an inter-state organised criminal gang

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