Bhubaneswar, July 14 -- The Odisha Crime Branch has intensified its investigation into the alleged large-scale errors in school textbooks, questioning former SCERT Director Manoj Padhi on multiple aspects of the textbook preparation and publication process on Tuesday.

Investigators are focusing on a series of critical questions to establish accountability for the over 2,000 alleged language and factual errors found in textbooks for Classes I to VIII.

According to sources, the Crime Branch sought explanations from Padhi on whether the textbooks underwent proper scrutiny before printing, who approved the manuscripts for publication, and who was responsible for verifying the draft copies. The probe is also examining the role of subject exp...