OTET 2025 Question Paper Leak: Crime Branch Tightens Net Around Key Suspects
(OT Webdesk)In a major development in the OTET 2025 question paper leak case, the Odisha Crime Branch has taken two prime suspects—data entry operator Jitan Maharana and teacher Bijay Mishra—on a two-day remand.
The move aims to unravel the financial and operational links behind one of the state’s most serious examination breaches.
Investigators are scrutinizing bank records and cash trails, with plans for a face-to-face interrogation between the accused and BSE Vice-President Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, already in custody.
The arrest count has now reached eight, including Mohanty and suspended headmaster Prashant Khamari.
Authorities suspect a well-organized network involving insiders from the Board of Secondary Education and external collaborators.
The leak, which surfaced online before the scheduled exam, triggered widespread outrage and led to the cancellation of the test.
In response, the School and Mass Education Department is considering encrypted paper distribution and surprise staff rotations to prevent future breaches.
Parents and aspirants are demanding a swift re-exam and stronger safeguards.
