Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted simultaneous raids at nine locations in connection with the Odisha Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment scam.
The searches were carried out at properties linked to the accused, including Muna Mohanty, who is currently lodged in jail in connection with the alleged scam, at Kalapathar, as well as Shankar Prusty of Panch Soft and Suresh Nayak of Silicon Tech.
The raids come amid an ongoing investigation into alleged financial transactions worth crores of rupees linked to the recruitment scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the case, has filed chargesheets against several accused.
The ED is conducting the searches to investigate the suspected money trail and financial transactions associated with the alleged irregularities in the recruitment process.
Earlier, the role of senior IPS officer Susanta Nath had come under the CBI scanner.
According to sources, Nath had served as the Chairman of the Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB), which was responsible for conducting the recruitment examination for the posts of Police SI and equivalent positions.
The examination was scheduled to be held on 5 and 6 October 2025. However, allegations of irregularities in the recruitment process led to a wider investigation, which is now being conducted by the CBI.