Rourkela: Continuing probe into the Sushmita Minz death case, police here have questioned the last person with whom Sushmita had spoken as the call details record (CDR) suggested. DSP Banita Majhi of the Investigative Unit of Crime Against Women (IUCAW) declined to disclose the identity of the person. Sushmita’s death has caused a great deal of embarrassment for the police and the Sundargarh district administration. No one is ready to believe the cause of death as stated in the post-mortem report. Several tribal leaders and various outfits have staged massive demonstrations at different places. The biggest of all was the one carried out in front of the Sundargarh Collectorate.
Demonstration at the Collectorate was all the more vital because the brother of Sushmita, Sandeep Minz in his complaint directly brought allegations against the ADM Rourkela and Collector of Sundargarh. Meanwhile, George Tirkey, former MLA of Biramitrapur and tribal leader, is helping the family in filing a case in the Orissa High Court demanding a CBI inquiry of the case. Speaking about the issue George said, “The family would have filed the case October 4. But, in between Alice Lugun died and the demonstration was held at Sundargarh. We are going to file the case in high court in a couple of days,” he said. However, George called the investigation being headed by a DSP-level officer a farce. “They have questioned everybody, but there was no complaint against whom Sandeep filed the complaint. “Do you think a DSP will call the ADM and Collector for questioning? For that I called it a farce,” said George. He reiterated that the CBI inquiry was the only way forward in the case.
