Keonjhar: Tension prevailed at the Keonjhar Collectorate on Saturday after villagers belonging to a tribal community staged a protest over the death of a student of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar.

The deceased has been identified as Siba Munda, a Class 9 student at KISS, and the son of Raghunath Munda of Tikargumura village under Keonjhar Town police limits.

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Body of deceased student brought to Collectorate

Holding the body of the deceased, irate villagers along with family members gathered in front of the Collectorate, demanding justice and a thorough investigation into the incident.

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Family alleges murder, seeks justice

The family members alleged that the student was murdered and had earlier lodged a complaint at the Keonjhar Town Police Station in this regard.

Police personnel were deployed at the spot to maintain law and order, while further details surrounding the circumstances of the student’s death were awaited.

Family recounts events leading to death

According to the complaint lodged by the family, KISS authorities had contacted them on December 12 morning, informing that their son had fallen sick and was admitted to KIIMS hospital in Bhubaneswar.

“When I reached the hospital in Bhubaneswar in the evening, the doctor declared my son dead and sent the body to the village in an ambulance. I found some marks on my son’s neck. I am yet to receive the medical report, nor have I been informed about it,” Raghunath Munda stated in his police complaint.