Bhawanipatna, Aug 1: The Crime Branch has arrested a former teacher from Kalahandi, marking the seventh arrest in the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case. Investigators earlier nabbed six others, including Jitan Maharana.
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Three more individuals, a Xerox shop owner in Jeypore, a teacher from Koraput, and another from Kalahandi, were detained for questioning. The leaked paper was allegedly printed at the shop and sold to the teachers.
The investigation has exposed major lapses in the Board of Secondary Education’s exam handling. The leaked paper was traced to the personal laptop of Board Vice President Dr. Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, who has been questioned four times. As per protocol, question papers should not be sent to his device, yet the paper was emailed instead of securely transferred via FTP from the printing agency.
According to Board regulations, the Secretary is responsible for question paper preparation and distribution, raising serious questions about Dr. Mohanty’s role in the breach.
