New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out a search operation at 10 premises located in Odisha and West Bengal in connection with the alleged leakage of the question paper of the SI recruitment Exam-2024 in Odisha, officials said.

During the search, they said, the role of agencies and associated persons is being examined.

Silicon Techlab Pvt Ltd and Panchsoft Technology Pvt Ltd and their directors, along with other persons, are being searched, said the officials, privy to the operation being carried out by the federal agency.

ED's Bhubaneswar zone has been conducting the search operation since early morning in close coordination with state police and other security forces, based on certain inputs agains...