Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Public Hearing on “Status of Alleged Rape cases and Situation of Rape Victims” in Odisha

Open Invitation for State-level Public Hearing on “Status of Alleged Rape cases and Situation of Rape Victims” in Odisha Venue- Lohia Academy, Bhubaneswar, Date- 29.12.17

Dear friends,


Since last few years, Odisha  has witnessed  a rising trend of crimes like rape and molestation  on   woman,  and offense against tribals,  dalits and children  due to negligence of  police to register the FIR of victim   and  undertake proper inquiry and prompt measures to  nab the culprits. In many cases, the investigative agency is seen to derail and dilute investigation after being pressurised by the people at the top.  In the name of investigation, the police threaten and torture the victims and compel them to withdraw the allegation.  The poor victims suffer from humiliation, mental trauma and social exclusion and could not voice their protest against the police.  They run   from pillar to post to get justice, but in vain.
  The recent   incident of alleged rape  of   a Dalit  girl  from  Kunduli  village  of Koraput  district   by Cobra Para-military force  and of  rape  of Kasturi  Samantaray  by school teachers  and her consequent death as alleged  by her parents  in  Kendrapara  district  are two bright examples  of  how the police have masterminded  to   suppress the facts  and  dilute  the investigation. Media has also highlighted how Kunduli Rape victim has been humiliated and tortured by the police to pressure her to withdraw her statement on rape by Cobra Police.   Similarly, the parents of Kasturi   were bribed by Kendrapara district administration to withdraw the allegation.   Many   women employees have also filed allegation of being lured and molested   by Govt. officials.  But the investigation of their allegations has been suppressed by the police.

Under this backdrop, a Public Hearing is being organised   by Civil Society Groups with the objective of providing platform to rape victims and their relatives to speak about their allegation and as well as humiliation and mental trauma  suffered  by them,   status of police investigation and justice if any delivered  to them and their continuing struggle for justice.  We have identified a few cases of allegation of rapes and  how  the police has allowed  the criminals scot free.  The public hearing will be held at Lohia Academy, Bhubaneswar on 29.12.17 at 10.30.

We are inviting woman activists, NGOs and former bureaucrats, retired judges, advocates and intellectuals to attend the public hearing and share their views with the victims.


We request you to attend the same and share your views with the victims. 

Pradip Pradhan
On behalf of Civil Society Groups, Odisha 

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Why Govt. of Odisha is dilly-dallying to act on Recommendation of Task Force

Why   Govt. of Odisha is dilly-dallying to act on Recommendation of Task Force on Land Scam  in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
Dear friends

3 years passed since submission of Task Force Report constituted to find out details of irregularities in respect of allotment of land /plot by BDA, CDA, Odisha State Housing Board and General Administration Department in 2014, not a single land was recovered by Govt.  nor anybody got arrested  for taking land illegally  or through filling false affidavit or misleading information  and under Discretionary Quota.   The Action taken  by various authorities  is limited  to  only issuing notice  to  the lease holders of land.  Chief Minister  deliberately  does not want any  enquiry  into it  and   any action against anybody. IDCO  which  is epi-centre  of all types of irregularities  in allotment of land by flouting all laws and regulations   was kept out of purview of inquiry  by Task Force.  It is needless to mention here that Sri Achyut Samant, founder of KIIT, biggest land mafia of Bhubaneswar  has acquired more than  100 acres of land through fraudlent means  in connivance   with  corrupt officials of IDCO  like Vishal Dev.   The people  who  have taken  multiple plot  from different authorities like BDA, CDA, GA and OSHB  and under DQ  are BJD MLAs, Ministers,  IAS  and IPS officers  closely associated  with him . Nabin Patnaik also  patronised  these land Mafias. The review  conducted  by Chief Secretary  is just a farce and eye-wash  exercise  and   designed to deceive the people.

I present herewith IAS and IPS officers   who barring few, have taken multiple plots  in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack   from different authorities. Though Chief Minister is quite aware about it, he has not taken any steps  against  them.  

 Plot allotted to IAS and IPS officers under Discretionary Quota by Cuttack Development Authority
(Information obtained under RTI on  18.7.16 )
Sl.No.
Name of IAS/IPS officers allotted  with plots under DQ
Plot No
Sector
1
Rajendra Mohan Pattnaik, IPS
C-1159
06
2
Sri C.R.Pal, IPS
C-1170
06
3
Sri Anadi Sahoo, IPS
D-1224
06
4
Sri Umashankar Mishra, IPS
C-1247
06
5
Sri Bipin Bihari Mishra, IPS
C-1222
06
6
 Sri Bana Bihari Panda , IPS
C-1383/4
06
7
Sri Prakash Mishra, IPS
C-1377/4
06
8
Sri M.Akshaya, IPS
C-1378/4
06
9
Sri S.K.Chatterjee, IPS
C-1377/3
06
10
Sri bata Krustan Tripathy , IPS
C-779
08
11
Sri Surendra Nath Swain, IPS
B-699
08
12
Sri Bijay Kumar Sharma, IPS
B-738
08
13
Sri Satyajeet Mohanty, IPS
B-917/3
09
14
Sri Prasanna Kumar  Nayak, IAS
B-1159/18
09
15
Sri Bidya Bhusan Mohanty, IPS
B-1159/28
09
16
Sri Upendra Nath Behera, IAS
6GH/1150/C-26
09
17
Sri harihar Panda , IAS
6GH/1150/C-28
09
18
Sri Binay Behera, IPS
6GH/1150/C-18
09
19
Sri Mana Mohan Praharaj, IPS
6GH/1150/C-3
09
20
Sri Asutosh Mishra, IPS
1C/32
09
21
Sri Bala Krustan Sahoo, IAS
2C/80/5
11
22
Sri Bidhu Bhusan Mishra, IPS
4C/1388
11
23
Sri Sudhansu Sarangi, IPS
3B/1293
13
24
Sri Binay Nanda, IPS
3B/1234
13
25
Sri Manoj Chhabra, IPS
4C/1557
13


Allotment of Plot under Discretionary Quota / Lottery in favour of Minister/MLA/IAS/IPS/IFS officers by BDA

Sl.No.
Scheme
Name of allottees
Asset No.
Mode of allotment
Year of allotment
Remarks
1
Kalinga Nagar Plotted  Development Scheme
Bishnupada Sethi, IAS
K9B-137
Discretionary Quota
2007

2
DO
Krustan Ch. Badu, IAS
K7-629
DO
2003
Transferred to  Soumen Kumar Badu  by way of Gift on 30.5.2009
3
DO
Maheswar Naik, MLA
K8-618
DQ
1996
Transferred to Smita Patnaik on 22.7.2000
4
DO
Ujal Singh Bhatia, IAS
K9B-502
DQ
1996

5
DO
Alaka Panda, IAS
K8-B
DQ
1996

6
DO
Ram Ch. Pradhan, MLA
K8-123
DQ
1996

7
DO
Bijay Kumar  Nayak, MLA
K9B-19B
DQ
1996

8
DO
Goutam Kumar Das, IAS
K7-37
DQ
1996

9
DO
Dillip Ku. Samantaray, IAS
K8-311
DQ
1996

10
DO
G. Mohan Kumar, IAS
K8-72
DQ
1996
Transferred to  Amar Ku.  Mohanty & Manashree Mishra o 22.10.13
11
DO
Reena Mitra, IAS
K9B-129
DQ
1996

12
DO
Nilanjan Sanyal, IAS
K8-112
DQ
1996

13
DO
Arundaya Swain, IAS
K9B-148
DQ
1996

14
DO
 Sobhana Ku. Patnaik, IAS
K9B-216
DQ
1996

15
DO
Satyajit Mohanty, IPS
K9B-389
DQ
1996
Transferred to Sanjiv Valla and Rajiv Valla on 5.1.01.
16
DO
Janak Digal, IAS
K8-1182
DQ
1996
Transferred to Tusar  Ranjan sahu on 25.2.10
17
DO
Hawasingh Chahar, IAS
K9B-101
DQ
1997
Transferred  to Jayant Ku. Pradhan on 12.11.12
18
DO
Santosh Ku. Sarangi, IAS
K9A-224
DQ
1996

19
DO
Umesh Chandra Sarangi, IPS
K9B-134
Lottery
1995


Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 23.12.17