Archive · 7 Jan 2026
BJD accuses CBI of hiding facts in Odisha SI recruitment scam
The BJD party in Odisha says the CBI is hiding important facts about a big scam in the police recruitment process.
They think the CBI is trying to protect powerful people.
The scam involved many people paying a lot of money to get jobs as police officers.
The BJD wants a deeper investigation to find out who is really responsible.
The CBI has not commented on these allegations.
The recruitment process has been postponed because of the scam.
BJD alleges CBI concealed key facts in the Odisha SI recruitment scam chargesheet.
The owner of Silicon Techla is named as the prime accused, with 15 others as associates.
No officials from the Odisha Police Recruitment Board or Home Department are named in the chargesheet.
BJD demands a deeper probe to hold higher-level officials accountable.
The recruitment process for 933 sub-inspector posts has been postponed.
- Who
- Opposition BJD in Odisha, CBI, Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB), Home Department
- What
- Allegations of CBI concealing facts in the Odisha SI recruitment scam
- When
- January 7, 2024
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- To protect influential people and shield higher-level officials from accountability
- Scam Amount
- Multi-crore
- Prime Accused
- Owner of Silicon Techla
- Associates Named
- Owner of Panchsoft Technology and 14 others
- Total Applicants
- 1,53,000
- Vacancies
- 933 sub-inspector posts
- Arrests Made
- 125 people, including 114 aspirants
- Amount Paid by Aspirants
- Rs 10 lakh each, with another Rs 25 lakh to be paid after securing jobs
- Recruitment Process Status
- Postponed
