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Odisha CID arrests former SCERT director in school textbook error case
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Odisha CID arrested former SCERT director Manoj Padhi for errors in textbooks for Classes I to VIII.
The textbooks contained over 1,600 errors, causing an estimated loss of ₹175 crore to the state exchequer.
Padhi was arrested under BNS sections including criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
CID alleged Padhi failed to supervise and cleared print-ready versions without adequate examination.
CM Mohan Charan Majhi suspended Padhi; an SIT is investigating all stages of textbook development.
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