Bhubaneswar: Enforcement directorate (ED) has unearthed the alleged involvement of several companies that so far remained outside the purview of previous investigations, including the ongoing CBI probe, into the Odisha police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment examination question paper leak.“We have found the involvement of a company run by a couple in the scam. The company had taken over the operations of a Bhubaneswar-based private firm that was engaged by a central PSU to conduct the examination. Besides, a few other companies and entities have also come under our scanner for their suspected links to the scam,” an ED officer said.The officer added that neither the Berhampur police nor the Odisha crime branch, which had earlier investigated the case, detected the role of these firms.“Our searches conducted in Odisha and West Bengal on Oct 9, 10 and 12 have revealed the possible involvement of some individuals associated with the Odisha Police Recruitment Board, as well as several companies and entities. They appear to have been intricately linked to various stages of the recruitment examination process,” the officer said.According to the agency, the question paper leak was orchestrated in an organised manner, with cash collected from candidates generating substantial proceeds of crime.
