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In relation to the textbook mistake matter, which is being investigated by the state Crime Branch, four more officers petitioned the Orissa High Court for anticipatory relief. Three top representatives from the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and the Directorate of Teacher Education (DTE) are among the petitioners for anticipatory bail.

Dilip Sahu, Pralipta Mishra, Bharati Tudu, and Kishore Kar have been identified as the applicants. According to reports, Anupam Ghosh and Asim Kumar Ghosh of the publishing company implicated in the case had already asked the court for anticipatory relief. The officials seemed to have moved bail petitions in response to the Crime Branch’s increased investigation and legal action in the matter.

Following a protracted questioning, the Crime Branch detained former SCERT Director Manoj Padhi on July 14. Before his arrest, he had been suspended. On July 18, a Crime Branch team under the direction of SP Narendra Behera went to the SCERT headquarters to review official documents and records. To determine how the mistakes in the textbooks happened, officials examined a number of files.

According to sources, the SCERT probe came after important papers were found during searches at the Odisha Textbook Preparation and Marketing (OTPM) and Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) offices. Official letters from SCERT, papers pertaining to tenders, and other materials pertaining to the printing and publication process were confiscated by staff at the OTPM office. To identify procedural errors, officials cross-checked these data with SCERT papers.