File report on girl’s kidnapping, murder: NCPCR to Odisha

NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of a complaint lodged by BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra about the alleged kidnapping and murder of a minor girl in Nayagarh district in Odisha, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Monday directed the state government to submit a detailed report within 10 days.
The commission directed the Odisha chief secretary to submit the birth certificate and the post-mortem report of the girl, besides the FIR copy along with the current status of the investigation and action taken by police against the accused.
On Monday, Patra submitted a memorandum to the NCPCR chairperson seeking justice for the family of the minor girl who was murdered in July this year. Talking to the media, he said BJP has placed its demands to the NCPCR on two issues.
“I prayed to NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo to form a team for a spot investigation to ascertain whether the vital organs of the minor girl have been removed and the alleged complicity of minister Arun Kumar Sahu in this incident,” Patra said. “I also requested her to summon the collector and SP of Nayagarh district to appear in person and clarify as to why there is an inordinate delay in the probe and why the parents of the victim made a suicide attempt in front of the state assembly,” he said.
Meanwhile, sources said that the NCPCR has taken a strong view of the incident which smacks of a larger conspiracy including complicity of a senior politician. “The commission is going through details of the incident and there is a possibility that it will form a committee for spot verification,” an official said.