Tag: Pipili Gang Rape Amp Murder

Bhubaneswar: Amid mounting criticism over his controversial comments hailing the aquittal of Pipili gang rape accused, Odisha Agriculture and Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy today resigned from his post. While addressing media, Maharathy stated, “I have deep respect for the Chief Minister and the party. Therefore, to avoid any further pressure on the party, I […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking up cudgels against Minister Pradeep Maharathy over his remarks on the Pipili gangrape and murder incident, members of the Odisha Mahila Congress today allegedly hurled tomatoes and eggs at the official residence of the minister. Raising slogans against the minister and the State government, the Mahila Congress members displayed brooms in front of […]

Bhubaneswar: After the accused in Pipili gang rape and murder case were acquitted by the Bhubaneswar Additional District Judge on Monday, questions are now being raised on Odisha Crime Branch’s probe. A copy of the judgement letter obtained by OTV revealed that while there were no eye witnesses in the case, the circumstantial evidences provided […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today gave an ultimatum to the State government, saying that the party will hit the streets if minister Pradeep Maharathy is not dismissed within 24 hours for his ‘insensitive’ comment on the Pipili gang rape and murder incident. Addressing a presser here at the party headquarters, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy hailed the court’s verdict in the Pipili gang rape and murder case of 2011, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday strongly condemned the former and accused that the statement indicates the flawed policies of the State government on women and scheduled caste. The Union Minister also advised […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after staging a demonstration in front of Crime Branch headquarters over alleged lapses in investigation of Pipili gang rape and murder case which led to the acquittal of two accused recently, the activists of BJP Mahila Morcha once again trained their guns on Odisha Chief Minister for maintaining silence after the statements […]

Cuttack: After questions were raised over investigation of the Pipili gang rape and murder case in which the two accused were acquitted by the court, the Odisha Crime Branch today informed that the lower court’s verdict will soon be challenged in the Orissa High Court. Crime Branch ADG Santosh Upadhyay stated that as per protocol, […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after two accused in the 2011 Pipili gang rape and murder case were acquitted due to lack of evidence, the additional public prosecutor for Crime Branch today informed that the lower court’s verdict will be challenged in the Orissa High Court. The Crime Branch counsel Kamdev Tripathy stated that there were ample […]