"Joker Gang" Murder Shocks Odisha: 8 Kalinga Institute Officials Arrested for Cover-up

• 14-year-old tribal student Shiva Munda was murdered by strangulation at Kalinga Institute hostel, not an accident.
• Three minor students, part of a 'Joker Gang', committed the murder over a trivial bucket dispute.
• Kalinga Institute officials, including Additional CEO Pramod Patra and Headmaster Rashmiranjan Nayak, attempted to cover up the crime and destroy evidence.
• 8 institute officials arrested for suppressing truth, misleading victim's father Raghunath Munda, and sending body without police notification.
• Police investigation exposed the institute's lies after the father's protest and the post-mortem report.

Why It Matters: Student's murder by "Joker Gang" at Kalinga Institute exposed a massive cover-up by officials.