Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of a military officer and the “sexual assault” of his fiancée at a police station. The state authorities is dedicated to taking strict motion towards any people or officers discovered responsible, Majhi stated. In keeping with a launch from the Chief Minister’s Workplace (CMO), Justice Chittaranjan Das will preside over the inquiry, which is anticipated to submit a report inside 60 days.
The state authorities has additionally requested the Orissa Excessive Courtroom to supervise the investigation being performed by the Crime Department of the Odisha Police. Emphasizing the rule of regulation, Majhi asserted that his authorities respects the Indian Military. “The state authorities is totally involved in regards to the dignity, security, and rights of ladies,” the CMO assertion stated on Sunday night.
In the meantime, the Odisha authorities has suspended 5 personnel from the Bharatpur police station and filed a case towards them for “torturing the military officer and sexually harassing his fiancée.”
The alleged incident occurred on September 15 when the military officer, stationed in West Bengal, and his fiancée visited the Bharatpur police station to file a grievance about street rage, claiming they had been harassed by native youths.
Nonetheless, a verbal altercation ensued between the couple and several other policemen, after which the officer and his fiancée had been reportedly assaulted on the police station.
BJD president and Chief of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has known as for a court-monitored SIT probe together with a judicial inquiry into the incident. The opposition celebration has additionally introduced a Bhubaneswar bandh on September 24.