The Kendrapara town police on Wednesday arrested three persons in BEd scam here, said IIC Pramod Kumar lenka.
They were identified as Bichitrananda Behera (68), Srikanta Behera (39) of Janhimula village and Duryodhan Sahu of Badamanatia village. Bichitrananda and Srikanta are the father and brother of Kamalakanta Behera, who is the prime accused in the cheating case.
Notably, as many as 114 students had complained before the police that they were cheated by the Kamalakanta heading the Odisha Distance College of Education (ODCE) of Rs 81,000 each. They alleged that Kamalakanta and his associates had taken the sum for the BEd course under a university in Andhra Pradesh. But they were unable to appear the examination for the course as Kamalakanta had not deposited money with the AP authorities and had rather embezzled it.
The police on August 22 last had registered a case against Kamalakanta, Soumya Ranjan Dhal of Garapur, Ranjan Kumar Sahu of Dutial , Akash Padhihary of Mahakalapada and Trupti Manjari Sahu of Badamanatia village and seized some documents, computers and other certificates from by conducting raids. The trio arrested persons were on Wednesday produced before the SDJM Court where they were remanded to jail custody.