Balasore/Berhampur: The Crime Branch has made another arrest in its ongoing probe into the police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, apprehending one more accused from Balasore district.
The accused, identified as Chandan Mallick from Ransahi Panchayat, was arrested late last night.
According to Crime Branch sources, Chandan had introduced himself as a social worker and was actively involved in various local activities.
The Crime Branch will produce Chandan before the Berhampur JMFC Rural Court today. With his arrest, the total number of individuals held in connection with the scam has now risen to 120.
A day earlier, the Crime Branch had arrested Arvind Das from Nabara village under Singla police station limits in Balasore. Initially, a raid was conducted at Arvind’s an