Overview
- The Crime Branch arrested Silicon Techlab promoter Suresh Chandra Nayak, alleging he prepared, printed and transported the question papers and sheltered Prusty at a Delhi guest house.
- With Nayak's arrest, the tally of those held reached 125, including about 114 aspirants who were recently granted bail.
- Alleged ringleader Shankar Prusty was detained near the India–Nepal border, brought to Bhubaneswar for interrogation, and had a car, phones and a passport seized.
- Investigators detail an outsourcing chain from the OPRB to ITI Ltd to Silicon Techlab to Panchsoft, where manipulation is alleged and the sub-contractor’s office has been sealed.
- The state has requested a CBI investigation citing interstate links, while political accusations continue and Prusty’s claim of a Rs 1,000 crore deal remains unverified.