After the prime accused and his associates in BEd scam here got anticipatory bail from the Odisha High Court, the victim students, who have been swindled of crores of rupees, staged protests in front of the Collectorate on Monday apprehending that they may not get back their money.
Prime accused Kamalakanta Behera and his four associates managed to get anticipatory bail as the police personnel failed to arrest them. The agitators demanded the administration to take steps for recovering their money and certificates. Some students demanded issuance of duplicate college leaving certificate (ClC) as well.
The agitated students withdrew their agitation following ADM Umakant Swain assured the students that the district administration would write a letter to the concerned college authorities for issuing duplicate ClCs. He also assured that steps would be taken to fulfill the victim students’ demands.
Kendrapara SDPO Nrushingha Swain said the IO of the case had imposed some additional conditions and directed Kamalakanta Behera to appear in the police station four days in a week to refund money to the students from whom he collected money but failed to provide money receipt, co-operate with the IO in the investigation, return all the students original certificates, not leave the SDJM court’s jurisdiction without intimating the IO and not terrorise the victims, complainants or witnesses.