Overview

• The CBI conducted searches at 12 locations across five districts in Odisha, including Bhubaneswar, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sambalpur, and Keonjhar.
• The investigation focuses on fraudulent recruitment practices in the 2023 Gramin Dak Sevak recruitment, where candidates used forged matriculation certificates.
• Documents and materials recovered during the raids provide further evidence of the forgery network's operations.
• A chargesheet was filed on December 30, 2024, against 58 individuals, including 55 candidates and three middlemen, in connection with the scam.
• Authorities are continuing efforts to identify additional suspects and the key orchestrators of the certificate forgery scheme.