BHUBANESWAR: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bhubaneswar, has begun a probe into the multi-crore Odisha Police Sub Inspector (SI) Recruitment scam.
The case was registered on Wednesday. The central agency has entrusted the investigation of the scam to one of its senior officers of the rank of Additional Superintendent of Police.
Sources claimed that the CBI has reportedly sought all the case-related details from the Crime Branch.
Acting on the request of the Odisha government, the Union government, through a notification issued on November 11, transferred the recruitment scam case (7/25), which was being investigated by the Crime Branch of the Odisha Police, to the CBI for further investigation into the irregularities in the combined Police Service Examination (CPSE), 2024 which was scheduled to be held on October 5 and 6, 2025.