Bhubaneswar: JE Civil (Junior Engineer) aspirants Monday gheraoed the OSSC (Odisha Staff Selection Commission) office in Bhubaneswar demanding strict action against the staff and officials who were allegedly involved in the question paper leak.
Notably, the OSSC Sunday cancelled the main written examination for JE (Civil) after Balasore SP Sagarika Nath confirmed the leak of question papers for the examination conducted July 16.
The SP Sunday said that at least nine persons were arrested in connection with the paper leak.
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Nath informed that the main perpetrator behind the leak has been identified.
“He is a person from out of the state and our efforts are on to nab him,” the SP said.
It is alleged that nearly 88 aspirants paid money to the suspects for getting the question paper prior to the examination.
One of the protesting aspirants alleged that a group of aspirants had visited the OSSC office following the raid of July 16 and they were told that the raid was regarding the CGL exam. Later, the aspirants came to know that it was about JE (Civil) examination.
Another aspirant questioned the transparency of OSSC and demanded a response from the testing agency regarding the issue.
PNN & Agencies