Odisha SI exam scam case: Another aide of prime accused arrested

BHUBANESWAR: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested one more associate of Sankar Prusty, the prime accused in the Odisha Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam case.

Calling the arrest a breakthrough, the Odisha Police revealed that the Crime Branch team has arrested Sagar Kumar Gouda (22), resident of Balipada, in Ganjam district, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the large-scale organised criminal conspiracy involving the adoption of unfair means in the Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE)-2024.

The police further informed that Gouda, who is presently residing at the MKCG Medical Campus, in the Baidyanathpur area of Berhampur, is identified as a close aide of the key accused Prusty.

During the investigation, the Crime Branch found that Gouda had a pivotal role in overseeing the operations of the Balasore module, a key wing of the organised criminal network involved in the recruitment scam.