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New Indian Express
02-08-2025
- New Indian Express
Special OTET question paper leak: One more teacher held
CUTTACK: The Crime Branch of Odisha police on Friday arrested a teacher from Kalahandi district in connection with Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (SOTET) question paper leak case. The accused has been identified as Prasant Kumar Khamari (56) of Jenakhalpada under Bhawanipatna police station. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to seven. Briefing mediapersons, Crime Branch DIG B Gangadhar said, the handwritten question papers of SOTET which were viral in different social media platforms were written by Khamari. 'Khamari, working as teacher in Government UP School at Bhejipadar in Bhawanipatna, had hatched a criminal conspiracy with Bijay Kumar Mishra, the working president of state ex-cadre teachers association Sanatan Bisoi, president of ex-cadre teachers association of Koraput district and other associates to orchestrate the crime. He had translated the question papers obtained through data entry operator Jitan Moharana of Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, Cuttack, by using Google Translation application and wrote the computerised question papers in his own handwriting to screen the actual leaked paper,' said Gangadhar. Besides, he enticed the gullible teachers who had failed in last Special OTET examination and sold the papers to make easy money. After collecting cash from teachers, he had transferred `99,000 through UPI to accused Bijay Kumar Mishra. Khamari's bank accounts are under verification, he informed. The mobile phone of Khamari has been seized and sample handwriting has been taken in presence of witnesses which will be sent to Hand Writing Bureau and Cyber Forensic for examination and opinion. Further investigation is in progress to trace the links of other accused persons and find out their involvement in the case, he added.
Hans India
01-08-2025
- Hans India
Odisha Crime Branch makes another arrest in question paper leak case
Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested another teacher in connection with the leakage of question papers of Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET)-2025 examination, bringing the number of arrested accused in the case to seven, said a senior Crime Branch official on Friday. The Special OTET-2025 examination, scheduled to be held on July 20 by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Cuttack, was canceled after the question papers went viral on social media platforms before the exam. The accused was identified as Prasant Kumar Khamari (56) of Jenakhalpada Bhawanipatna police limits in Kalahandi district. The accused Khamari, posted at a government school, Bhejipadar, Bhawanipatna, along with other accused persons including Bijay Kumar Mishra Ex-Cadre Working President of State Ex-Cadre Teacher Association, Sanatan Bisoi, President of Ex-Cadre Teachers Association of Koraput District, obtained the question papers through the Jitan Moharana, the data entry operator at BSE, Odisha head office at Cuttack and wrote the computerised question papers in his own handwriting to screen the actual leaked paper. Besides, he enticed the gullible teachers who had failed in the last Special OTET examination and sold out the papers to make easy money. On due analysis of the financial transaction of the accused person, it came to fore that Khamari had transferred Rs 99,000 through phone pay to the principal accused Bijay Kumar Mishra for collecting the hard cash from the gullible teachers. Accounts of alleged accused are under verification. Earlier, the Crime Branch had earlier arrested six other accused persons involved in the case a couple of days back. Khamari was arrested by the crime branch team on Thursday and forwarded to the court in Cuttack on Friday. The Crime branch sources also revealed the mobile phone of the accused has been seized and sample handwriting has been taken in presence of witnesses that will be sent to Hand Writing Bureau and Cyber Forensic for examination and opinion.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Time of India
Man gets 1-yr jail term for misbehaving with girl
Keonjhar: Keonjhar judge Bijay Kumar Mishra Monday sentenced a 19-year-old man to one year in jail and fined him Rs 1,000 for misbehaving with a minor girl. The court ordered an additional month in jail if he does not pay the fine. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Special public prosecutor Gyanendranath Jena said the man harassed the girl on her way to school. When the girl objected to it, he threatened her. After the minor's family came to know about the incident, they asked him to stop teasing the girl. But when he continued, the victim's family filed a complaint at Town police station. After hearing the statements of seven witnesses and going through the police probe report the fast track judge pronounced the sentence.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
8 more samples test positive for cholera in Jajpur; total cases 16
Kendrapada: Eight more samples tested positive for cholera in Jajpur district on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16. "Of the 37 samples tested so far, 16 have returned positive for cholera," Dr Bijay Kumar Mishra, chief district medical and public health officer of Jajpur, said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He added that contaminated food and water are the primary causes of the outbreak, following the detection of E. coli bacteria in several water samples. In response to the crisis, authorities have implemented several preventive measures. While roadside eateries and street food stalls have been closed, the rural water supply and sanitation (RWSS) department has begun disinfecting tube wells and overhead water tanks. Food safety officer Rakesh Kumar Sahoo has advised residents to consume traditional food like flattened rice with banana and chatua and drink only boiled water. RWSS executive engineer Rashmi Ranjan Mardha reported that approximately 400 tube wells and various drinking water sources have been disinfected over the past four days. A special team has also been formed to repair damaged pipelines. Officials have recommended disinfecting overhead water tanks every six months to prevent future outbreaks.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Time of India
School cook gets 20-yr RI for raping 7-year-old student
1 2 3 Keonjhar: A fast-track court in Keonjhar district on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old school cook to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old student. Judge Bijay Kumar Mishra also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. The incident occurred on Saraswati Puja evening at a school where the girl was a hostel resident. The crime came to light when her mother discovered bruises on her daughter's body on Jan 29, 2023. Special public prosecutor Gyanendra Nath Jena said the convict sexually assaulted the minor in a nearby field when she asked to use the bathroom. The court heard that he also inflicted injuries on the girl's chest. The school's caretaker, a 40-year-old man, was fined Rs 700 for attempting to suppress the crime. Both convicts face additional imprisonment if they fail to pay their respective fines — six months for the cook and one month for the caretaker. The verdict was based on testimonies from 17 witnesses and police investigation reports. The court also recommended the district legal services authority to provide a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the girl. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
