Tag: Kunduli Gang Rape

Bhubaneswar:  Coming down heavily on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, expelled BJD leader Damodar Rout once again alleged that corruption has become a way of functioning of the state government here. “The CM has proved that he changes stance to bail his people out of dicey situations. When his ministers spoke about corruption, he termed such allegations […]

Dear Kunduli Girl, Why did you do it? Why did you cook up the utterly baseless, mischievous and malicious story about your gang rape? Why did you try to malign our security forces, who are fighting the dreaded Maoists braving the hostile terrain, enduring immense hardships and risking their lives and limbs so that you […]

When your intentions are not above board, you invariably end up tying yourself in knots. And that is what the BJD and the state government have done in two separate cases: the suicide by the Kunduli victim and the suspension of Kendrapara MP Baijyant Panda from the party. The startling revelation this evening by OTV […]

The victim of the Kunduli ‘gang rape that wasn’t’ could not have chosen a worse time to commit suicide. Conspiracy theorists in government and ruling party circles may even be looking for an ‘opposition design’ in the suicide on a day when Naveen Patnaik was making a triumphant return to the state capital after being […]

So, the Kunduli minor was not raped, after all! The startling revelation, quoting the medical report conducted on the Class IX girl, by the ADG, Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) of Odisha police on Tuesday was understandably greeted with all-round skepticism because it throws up more questions than it answers. On top of the list […]

Bhubaneswar: Gujarat Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central government and the BJD-led Odisha government alleging that there is a secret nexus between both the parties. Targeting the ruling-BJD during a public meeting at Swadhinata Sangrami Ground in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Jignesh alleged that the Odisha government failed to provide […]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development in the Kunduli gang rape and suicide incident in Koraput, Orissa High Court Friday directed the State government to complete the probe and submit its report within four weeks. Hearing a petition filed by senior BJP leader Kharbela Swain, the top court of Odisha also suggested the State government to constitute […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government tabled the probe report of the Commission of Inquiry on Kunduli gang rape & suicide case, Opposition parties today raised questions over the report. It may be noted that the Orissa High Court on Friday directed the State government to complete the probe into the case and submit […]

By Sandeep Sahu The Smitarani Biswal case in Jajpur looks all set to go the way the Bebina, Itishree, Kanakalata, Madhabilata, Snehalata and the Kunduli cases have done before it: into a dead end. By now, it is abundantly clear to anyone who has followed developments in the case that Jajpur police has done everything […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to launch probe into the 2017 gang rape and suicide of a minor girl in Kunduli area of Koraput district. Informing about the development, victim’s advocate Shreeji Bhavsar on Monday stated that the SIT will comprise three senior police officers of […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Orissa High Court ordered for a court monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged Kunduli gang rape case, family members of the deceased minor girl on Tuesday asserted that a CBI probe can only deliver justice to them. “We thank Orissa High Court for hearing the matter. […]

Cuttack: The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Orissa High Court to investigate Kunduli gang rape and suicide incidents, today submitted a probe report in connection with the case before the HC. The SIT comprising southern range DIG Satyabrata Bhoi, northern range DIG Himanshu Lal and south western range, Koraput, DIG Shefeen Ahmed […]