Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- In the latest series of developments in the murder case of a Class IX student at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a Bhubaneswar JMFC court has rejected the bail applications of eight accused, including an Additional CEO of the institute, and remanded them to judicial custody.

Sources reported that following the bail denial, all eight accused were sent to Jharpada Jail.

The accused forwarded to judicial custody are KISS Additional CEO Pramod Kumar Patra, TGT teacher Binay Kumar Gochhi, senior academic coordinator Prasanna Kumar Malla, teacher Pradeep Kumar Das, KISS Secondary School headmaster Rashmiranjan Nayak, KISS hostel assistant field officer Hemant Kumar Mahapatra, KISS boys' hostel supervis...