Three Government school teachers in Jajpur district were suspended for submitting fake OTET (Odisha Teacher’s Eligibility Test) certificates, said sources in the School and Mass Education (SME) Department. Badachana Block Education Officer (BEO) Harihar Dalei placed the trio of his jurisdiction under suspension for submitting fake certificates to get jobs and increments. The three suspended teachers are Aniya Kumar Baral of Teligada primary school, Jayanti Sahoo of Akarabad primary school and Raziya Sultana of Charinangal primary school. The SME Department officials also lodged FIRs against the teachers in the Badachana police station. District Education Officer (DEO) Ranjan Kumar Giri said, “We have stopped their salary and started departmental proceedings against them as per the Government rule.”On September 16, while holding a videoconferencing meeting with allDistrict Education Officers (DEOs), District Project Coordinators and Block Education Officers (BEOs), SME Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu had asked to identify the fake certificate holding teachers and take action against them.