The arrest of Shankar Prusty, the alleged mastermind of the police sub-inspector recruitment scam, and his startling revelations have sent ripples through political circles, as the accused told the Crime Branch Sunday that a deal worth Rs 1,000 crore was struck during the “previous government” to facilitate the recruitment scam.

Speaking to mediapersons after reaching Bhubaneswar airport, Shankar said, “Had I not surrendered, how could the deal of Rs 1,000 crore have come to the fore? All the evidence regarding the conspiracy to cancel the exam and also those of the conspirators will be produced before the government. I had submitted a bail application to the Orissa High Court and planned to approach the Supreme Court. The HC has given me one month’s time. No case has been lodged against

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