Tag: Kunduli Suicide

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Kunduli shame… What, when, how & what next?

Bhubaneswar: From Kunduli to Bhubaneswar, from Koraput to New Delhi, the controversy surrounding the alleged gang rape of minor girl Sasmita in October 2017 and her suicide last month is certainly not coming to an end. Beyond politics, administration and judiciary, the incident has created ripples in the society in general. Recently, chief minister Naveen […]

  • Wednesday, 28 July 2021
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Kunduli Gang Rape & Suicide: Govt extends tenure of Probe Commission for second time

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today extended the tenure of Commission of Inquiry constituted to probe the Kunduli gang rape and suicide for another three months. This is the second time that the tenure of the probe commission has been extended by the state government. As per reports, the tenure of Inquiry Commission, which was scheduled […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Kunduli gang rape & suicide: Probe Commission begins hearing

Koraput: The Commission of Inquiry today started hearing in the Kunduli gang rape and suicide case. Inspector-In-Charge of Pottangi police station Deb Kumar Gamang and Inspector of Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) Mamata Panigrahi today deposed before the Court of District and Sessions Judge in Jeypore of Koraput district in connection with the case. Earlier […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Kunduli gang rape: Odisha Home Secy, DG appear before National Commission for SC

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Senior officials of Odisha government including Home Secretary Asit Tripathy, DGP RP Sharma and Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra on Tuesday appeared before National Commission for Scheduled Castes at New Delhi in connection with the alleged gang rape and subsequent suicide of a minor girl at Kunduli in Koraput. The National Commission […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Kunduli incident: HC directs Odisha govt to file response

Cuttack: While hearing a petition seeking probe by a central agency into the gang rape and subsequent suicide of the school girl in Kunduli of Koraput district, the Orissa High Court on Thursday directed the State government to file a response by May 10. The petition seeking a probe by CBI or NIA was filed […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Kunduli gang rape & suicide: HC directs state govt, CBI to submit reply before May 3

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today issued notices to the State government and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directing them to submit a reply to the petitions, seeking a CBI probe into the alleged gang rape and suicide of the minor girl in Kunduli, before May 3. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Vineet […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Politics intensifies over Kotia, Kunduli incident

Koraput: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday threw weight behind Odisha’s claim on Kotia village which has remained a bone of contention between the State and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh since long. Besides Kotia, the Union Minister also raked up the issue of gang rape and suicide of Kunduli girl and condemned the attempts by Crime […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Kunduli incident: Is Crime Branch making veiled attack on media?

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch which is yet to make any headway in the Kunduli gang rape and suicide incident seems to be deviating from its course of investigation and using pressure tactics on media by questioning and seeking information about its sources. On January 25, OTV telecasted a report of the State Forensic Science […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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Five months on, family of Kunduli girl still awaits justice

Bhubaneswar: Though five months have passed since the alleged gang rape of the Kunduli girl and two months since her suicide, mystery still shrouds the whole incident. Even family members of the girl have lost their faith on the judicial probe ordered by the State government and have demanded that the case should be handed […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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BJD trying to cover-up Kunduli incident through Crime Branch: BJP

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again trained guns at the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over alleged gang rape and subsequent suicide of a minor girl in Kunduli with the saffron party’s spokesperson Pitambar Acharya alleging that the ruling party is trying to cover-up the incident with the help of Crime Branch. Addressing […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Kunduli incident: Family stages dharna in Delhi

New Delhi: The family members of Kunduli girl, who had committed suicide after being allegedly gang raped last year, staged a dharna at Parliament Street in New Delhi today. Backed by Congress MLA from Koraput Krushna Chandra Sargaria and former MP Pradeep Majhi, the family of the victim staged demonstration protesting injustice and lapses in […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
Want free and fair probe into Kunduli incident: CM Naveen

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated his government’s commitment for a free and fair probe into the Kunduli gang rape and suicide that has become a major controversy. “The government always wants free and fair probe because of which we had urged the Orissa High Court to monitor the probe by the special investigation […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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CBI inquiry only can ensure justice for Kunduli victim: SC Commission

Koraput: A three-member team of the National SC Commission on Monday visited Koraput and met the family members and friends of the Kunduli girl who committed suicide and lashed out at the Odisha government for its failure to provide protection and justice to the minor girl. National SC Commission member Yogendra Paswan said, “It’s unfortunate […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Kin of Kunduli victim moves SC, seeks CBI probe

Bhubaneswar: Brother of the Kunduli girl, who was allegedly gang raped by security personnel in October last year and later committed suicide in January, 2018, has moved Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the incident. Citing discrepancies in the forensic reports, the victim’s brother alleged that said that the family has no faith in […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Kunduli suicide: Congress members detained for hurling eggs at police

Bhubaneswar: Protesting CM Naveen Patnaik’s decision for an SIT probe into Kunduli incident, agitating Congress members clashed with police today while on their way to gherao CM’s residence-Naveen Niwas. While heading towards Naveen Niwas, the Congress workers led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan along with senior party leader Pradeep Majhi had […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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