Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhubaneswar Zone, on Friday conducted searches at 10 premises in Odisha and West Bengal in connection with the alleged question paper leak in the Odisha Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination.
The searches, conducted on October 9, 2026, cover premises linked to Silicon Techlab Private Limited, Panchsoft Technology Private Limited, their directors and other associated persons. The ED is examining the alleged role of the companies, their associates and other individuals in the recruitment examination scandal, the ED stated.
According to the ED, the case originated from an FIR registered by Odisha Police in October 2025. On September 30, 2025, police intercepted three buses carrying 114 candidates near Ichhapuram, a border town between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, in connection with the alleged leak of the SI recruitment examination question paper.
The examination had been scheduled for October 5 and 6, 2025. Investigators alleged that candidates were offered access to the question paper in exchange for amounts ranging from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh per candidate.
The case was subsequently transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The ED said the question paper was allegedly leaked by persons associated with entities entrusted with conducting the examination. Their associates reportedly approached candidates and lured them with promises of providing the question paper in exchange for money.
The candidates’ original certificates were allegedly collected as security or a guarantee in the suspected deal.
During Friday’s searches, the ED is examining the roles of the agencies involved in conducting the examination and their associates to establish the alleged money trail and identify the individuals involved.
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