PNS
: A primary school teacher identified as Sandhyarani Swain was suspended by the district education officer (DEO) here following an allegation that she had furnished a fake BEd certificate during her appointment.
Reports said the accused teacher works in Anakhia primary school under Biridi block. An allegation was lodged against her that her BEd certificate she was fake.
Based on the charge, the District Education Department conducted an inquiry into the authenticity of her certificate from Kakatia University in Warangal district in Telangana and found the same to be fake.
Later, an FIR was lodged against the teacher in Biridi police station on Saturday. The police visited the Anakhia primary school on Saturday but found the accused teacher to be absent. A search operation was launched to trace the teacher.
A police team would visit Telangana for further investigation of the case, informed Biridi police station IIC Niranjan Mallick.