Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Odisha Police Exam Scam: 117 Arrested, Including Aspirants
The Odisha Police uncovered a cheating scheme for the Sub-Inspector exam.
They arrested 117 people, including potential test takers, who were caught on buses heading to an undisclosed location to get the exam paper.
They planned to pay agents to get the questions and then take the test.
The exam was cancelled after the scam was discovered.
Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the government, viewing this as a failure in governance.
Odisha Police arrested 117 individuals for alleged involvement in a Sub-Inspector exam scam.
The arrests included 114 aspirants and three middlemen.
The Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE) 2024, scheduled for October 5 and 6, was cancelled.
Police intercepted buses near the Andhra Pradesh border carrying aspirants.
Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik criticized the state government.
- Who
- Odisha Police, 117 individuals, Naveen Patnaik
- What
- Arrested 117 individuals in a Sub-Inspector exam scam and cancelled CPSE 2024.
- When
- Exam scheduled for October 5 and 6, 2024; arrests made recently.
- Where
- Odisha, with interceptions near the Andhra Pradesh border.
- Why
- Due to organized crime involving exam malpractices.
Naveen Patnaik
Odisha Government
Exam Cancellation and Governance
Naveen Patnaik
Views the exam cancellation as a systematic failure of governance.
Odisha Government
Did not have a view from the article.
- Exam Name
- Combined Police Service Examination (CPSE) 2024
- Date
- October 5 and 6, 2024 (cancelled)
- Posts
- 933 Sub-Inspector positions advertised
- Applicants
- Approximately 1.53 lakh
- Arrests
- 117 individuals, including 114 aspirants
- Charges
- Recruitment Malpractice
- Involved in Scam
- Middlemen
- Interception Location
- Near Andhra Pradesh border
Sources
Odisha Police Recruitment: Combined Police Services Exam Postponed; New Schedule Soon
SI recruitment test put off again
Odisha police postpones SI recruitment exam for the third time in a row due to ‘unforeseen developments’
Anonymous call blows lid off cheating racket in Odisha sub-inspector exam, 3 buses taking 114 aspirants to Andhra intercepted
Former CM Naveen Patnaik Slams Odisha Govt Over Combined Police Service Examination 2024 Cancellation, Calls It A Governance Failure
