8 months ago
KISS Student Murder Case: Officials Arrested
A Class IX student named Siba Munda from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar was murdered by his classmates.
The school first said he died of a heart attack, but the police found out it was a murder.
The student was beaten and strangled in the hostel bathroom.
Eight school officials were arrested for trying to hide what happened.
The police are still investigating to find out more details.
The death of a Class IX student at KISS was ruled a murder by police, contradicting the initial claim of a heart attack.
Three minor students were apprehended for assaulting and strangling the victim after a dispute over a bucket.
Eight KISS officials, including the additional CEO, were arrested for concealing the crime and threatening witnesses.
The victim's father suspected foul play after noticing injury marks on his son's neck and lodged a complaint.
The post-mortem examination confirmed homicidal death due to external injuries on the neck.
- Who
- Eight KISS officials and three minor students
- What
- Arrested for murder and concealing the crime
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- When
- December 11 (incident), December 13 (FIR filed)
- Why
- To investigate the murder and concealment of evidence
Key facts
- Location
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Victim
- Siba Munda, Class IX student
- Suspects Detained
- Eight KISS officials
- Students Detained
- Three minors (classmates)
- Cause of Death
- Assault and strangulation
- Date of Incident
- December 11
- Initial Cause of Death Claimed
- Heart attack
- Investigating Authority
- Infocity Police Station
Quotes
S Dev Datta Singh
Commissioner of Police
“"Post-mortem examination revealed external injuries on the neck, indicating compression with a rough and tough ligature material. Classmates and hostel mates of the deceased also said that three CCLs (child in conflict with law) were involved in the incident."”
freepressjournal.in
“"While the students have confessed to beating, throttling and strangulating the boy, the authorities, including teachers and staffers, were found to have intimidated and threatened minor witnesses to conceal the crime."”
freepressjournal.in
Sources
Odisha: Five Varsity Officials Detained In Student Murder Case
KISS student death ruled murder as police arrest officials and minors in Odisha case
Odisha: Three juveniles, 8 teachers, staffers of KISS taken into custody for student’s murder
Odisha: 3 Minors, 8 Staffers Held In Murder Of Tribal Student At Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar
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