India, March 5 -- The Orissa High Court has granted bail to eight accused in connection with the Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case, including former vice-president of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Nihar Ranjan Mohanty.

During the investigation, the Crime Branch had gathered crucial information after interrogating the prime accused, Jitan Moharana and Bijaya Mishra. According to investigators, Moharana accessed the question papers from the laptop of the BSE vice-president using a pen drive before the examination.

He allegedly printed the papers and carried them to Nayagarh, where they were handed over to Mishra's brother. Investigators said Mishra later transferred Rs 2.5 lakh to Moharana th...