Bhubaneswar/Baleswar: Odisha Congress Wednesday reiterated its demand for a crime branch probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Balasore district and Rs 50 lakh compensation to the victim’s family.
A delegation of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) met Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) chairperson Satrughana Pujahari at his office here and submitted a memorandum pressing their demands.
The delegation expressed deep concern that the police failed to take immediate action after the girl from the Jaleswar area went missing October 16, despite receiving information from the family and villagers.
While an FIR was registered October 17, the girl’s partially burnt body was recovered October 22, said Congress leader Sudarshan Das.
Raising serious questions about the police investigation, the party demanded a crime branch investigation and strict legal action against the culprits, ensuring that no influential individual involved in the incident evades the law, he said.
The Congress also requested the OHRC to issue the necessary order to the government to provide Rs 50 lakh compensation to the victim’s family and a government job for her sister, Das added.
The girl was allegedly raped and killed on October 16, and her body was recovered on October 22. This incident has created a hue and cry in the state. The police have so far arrested the prime accused and his two associates in this case, while action has been taken against two police officers.
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