14-yr-old KISS student found dead was killed by classmates: Police

The mysterious death of a tribal class 9 student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar last week took a major turn on Wednesday, with the police alleging that the boy was murdered by three of his classmates over spilled dal, contradicting the institute's earlier claim that he died after slipping in the bathroom of the hostel.

- Debabrata Mohanty

The 14-year-old student, Siba Munda, a resident of Tikargumura village in Keonjhar, died on December 12 at the KIMS Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar. His family had staged a demonstration with the body outside the Keonjhar collectorate, alleging that the authorities at the residential school concealed facts and failed to provide medical records explaining the cause of death.