Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Bhubaneswar has rejected the bail applications of eight accused, including an Additional CEO of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), arrested in connection with the death of a Class IX student, and remanded them to judicial custody.
According to reports, the accused, including KISS Additional CEO Pramod Kumar Patra, have been remanded to judicial custody and sent to Jharpada Jail after they were denied bail.
It is learnt that the JMFC court rejected their bail pleas, citing the seriousness of the allegations and ordered judicial custody.
The accused sent to Jharpada Jail are KISS Additional CEO Pramod Kumar Patra, TGT teacher Binay Kumar Gochhi, senior academic coordinator Prasanna Kumar Malla, teacher Pradeep Kumar Das, KISS Secondary School headmaster Rashmiranjan Nayak, KISS hostel assistant field officer Hemant Kumar Mahapatra, KISS boys’ hostel supervisor Shubhakanta Behera, and assistant teacher Sujata Mishra.
Besides, three students are also being detained and interrogated for their alleged involvement.
