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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP and Congress on Tuesday lashed out at the BJD-led Odisha government over the death of K Ramesh allegedly in police custody in Puri and alleged third degree torture of six persons in Pipili police station.
Congress has demanded ouster of the Minister of State for Home, Divyashankar Mishra and case against erring police officials and former Puri SP Akhileswar Singh. MLA Santosh Singh Saluja alleged that the IPS officer was also involved in extortion during his tenure as Sambalpur SP.
"We have raised issue of torture of six persons in police custody in Pipili and custodial death in Puri in the Assembly. The Minister of State for Home Affairs should immediately resign from his position over deteriorating law and order situation. Former Puri SP Akhileswar Singh and Inspector-in-Charge of the concerned police station should be booked under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC)," Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja said.
Similarly, BJP demanded a judicial probe into the Puri and Biramitrapur cases by a sitting judge of Orissa High Court.
"The Government is responsible for the custodial death in Puri and Biramitrapur. We demanded a case against the erring police officials including the former SP under Section 302 and a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge of Orissa High Court," Mohan Majhi, Opposition chief whip said.
The Opposition parties grilled the government through an adjournment motion on deteriorating Law and Order situation in State. Reacting to the Opposition's allegation, Minister Divyashankar Mishra said that law and order situation is under control in the State. He further informed that Puri SDJM and Panposh JMFC have been entrusted with the task of investigation into the alleged custodial death of Puri and Biramitrapur respectively.
"Odisha police is investigating the cases in strict adherence to the guidelines of NHRC. Panposh JMFC will conduct judicial inquiry into the Biramitrapur case. Judicial proble will also be conducted in the case of Puri," said Captain Divyashankar Mishra, Minister of State (Home).
