Tag: Pari Murder Case

Bhubaneswar: Names have power, said American author Rick Riordan. Going by the adage, the name Arun Bothra has so far emphatically displayed that power of conviction. Even, literally speaking, this IPS officer was given the mantle of CEO of a power utility (CESU), when the utility was bleeding red. Besides, donning the cop hat, Bothra […]

Nayagarh: Ashok Sahu, father of the five-year-old girl ‘Pari’, whose death has triggered a statewide outrage, on Friday debunked the ‘human sacrifice’ theory made by the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) chairperson. He further stated that OSCPCR chief Sandhyabati Pradhan’s statement intends to mislead the ongoing investigation. A day earlier following […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism over its silence on the brutal murder case of Pari, a five year-old girl from Nayagarh district, Odisha Congress in-charge A. Chella Kumar On Friday admitted that there were differences among the leaders on the issue. While talking to reporters, Kumar said, “The Congress party wants early justice for the victim […]

Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party State General Secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Friday asked the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to come clear over the ‘secrets’ Arun Sahoo held which has made Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik shield the minister from the accusations the latter was facing in the Pari murder case. “Why Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is afraid […]

Bhubaneswar: This just adds to the long-existing regressive image of the State. Even as the State battles to find ways to overcome poverty and deprivation issues, kidnapping and abduction of children have emerged as a bigger malaise, requiring urgent attention of the government of the day. The ghastly kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Nayagarh girl […]

Nayagarh: The investigation into the alleged abduction and murder of 5-year-old Nayagarh girl Pari gathered steam with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) subjecting prime suspect Babuli Nayak to a second round of questioning on Saturday, even as his driver Bijay Behera has now been included in the ambit of the probe. Their questioning was underway […]

Nayagarh: Amid marathon questioning of Babuli Nayak by the court-monitored SIT in connection with the Pari murder case, delegations of the Odisha BJP and the Congress today visited Jadupur village in Nayagarh to meet parents of the deceased minor girl, giving a clear indication that protests for justice are not ebbing anytime soon. BJP national […]

Bhubaneswar: The sensational Nayagarh minor girl (Pari) murder case seems to have made some headway, when SIT chief Arun Bothra Saturday told media “give us 14 days time”. The five-worded sentence is considered as signs of headway by observers amidst the clouds of despair looming over this politically stormy case, where the Nayagarh police had […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Congress on Sunday claimed that Odisha government succumbed to the pressure mounted by the party on the Pari murder case. The government’s decision to go for a probe by High Court monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) is the historic victory for the Congress, said senior leader and Odisha in-charge of Congress, Dr […]

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJP in Odisha has turned up the heat on the State government over alleged loopholes into the probe of kidnapping and brutal murder case of the five-year-old Nayagarh girl Pari by intensifying their protest. While the demonstration of the chief opposition party in front of the Nayagarh Collector’s office entered the fourth day, […]

Bhubaneswar: The family members of five-year-old girl ‘Pari’, whose brutal murder has triggered a statewide outrage, will get a compensation of Rs 10 lakh, informed Sandhyabati Pradhan, chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR). The State government and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will soon make announcement about the compensation, said Pradhan. […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha DGP and senior BJP leader Prakash Mishra on Monday raised serious doubts over the jurisdiction of the Arun Bothra-led Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the sensational Pari murder case at Nayagarh. “It’s a hogwash,” he said The SIT has been formed by the State Government, led by senior IPS officer Arun […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Orissa High Court still to give its consent to monitor the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Nayagarh Minor (Pari) Murder case, the big legal hurdle before the SIT is it cannot record statement of the suspects or the witnesses to the case. The big poser then will the SIT exercise in Nayagarh […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP has decided to fire on all cylinders in its protest seeking justice over the murder case of Pari. The main opposition party in the State on Wednesday announced to take up ‘Padayatras’ across the State from December 15 to turn heat on Odisha government. Apart from staging rallies in […]

Nayagarh: Raking up a fresh debate over death of five-year-old girl, Pari from Nayagarh, her mother, Soudamini Sahu has alleged that the Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Sadar Police Station, Rinarani Sahu had misbehaved with her and soft-pedaled the murder investigation at the behest of State Minister Arun Sahoo. The allegations comes at a time when […]