Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- The murder of a tribal student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in Bhubaneswar has led to intensified scrutiny of safety measures, supervisory mechanisms and incident reporting protocols at private residential educational institutions across Odisha.

Former Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Minister Parama Pujari raised concerns over alleged administrative lapses in the case. Meanwhile, statutory bodies, including the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) and the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR), have launched parallel inquiries into the incident.

Reacting to the incident, Parama Pujari said the loss of a student's life inside an educational institution ...