Tag: Hrpc

Sambalpur: In a major development, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today directed the Additional Chief Secretary of Odisha Home Department to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation in connection with the custodial death case where an under-trial prisoner died under mysterious circumstances at Jujumura in Sambalpur last year. As per sources, the Town Police […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging sheer negligence in the investigation of Kunduli gang rape and suicide case, the Congress party is all set to corner Odisha government by launching a state-wide agitation in a phased manner from tomorrow. At a press meet in Bhubaneswar, Congress MLA and party’s Dalit cell chief Krushna Sagaria on Sunday informed that the […]

Sambalpur: A day after locals ransacked the Ainthapali police station protesting the alleged custodial death of a youth, a three-member team of the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) began probe into the incident today. The HRPC team led by a SP rank officer visited the Ainthapali police station for an on-the-spot assessment. Sources said the […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) ADG Mahendra Pratap’s report revealed medical reports of the Kunduli gang rape survivor claim no evidence of rape, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered an inquiry by a sitting district judge into the matter. The judicial inquiry into the alleged gang rape case will be […]

Phulbani: A three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by the SP, Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) Gurudas Kundu, today began its second phase probe into the death of five villagers, who were killed during an anti-Maoist operation near Gumudumaha village in Malapanga forest of Kandhamal district on July 8. Talking to media persons at the […]

Phulbani: The six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the State Police began its probe into the shocking death of five innocent villagers, who were killed during an alleged anti-Maoists operation in Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district in the night on July 8. The SIT team, led by Mahendra Pratap, ADG, Human Rights […]

Bhubaneswar: Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) ADG Mahendra Pratap on Friday said the rifles used by Special Operation Group (SOG) jawans during the anti-Maoist operation in Kandhamal on July 8 that left five innocent people dead will undergo forensic test. “Since we will prepare a detailed report on the incident, the rifles used by the […]

Balasore: Following the directive of the Odisha Police DG, a team of the State Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) today initiated investigation into the death of the minor boy inside a dhaba and subsequent public ire on a police inspector at Baliapal of Balasore district. A five-member team of HRPC led by Additional SP Satyanarayan […]

Balasore: The viscera report of the minor boy who was found hanging inside a dhaba (hotel) at Baliapal of Balasore district on July 26 will reveal the truth behind his death, informed Additional Deputy General of Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC), Siddharth Narvane today. The ADG visited Baliapal and met family members of the deceased […]