Updating
Status of Investigation into Petrol Attack on Family member of Pradip Pradhan,
eminent RTI Activist by Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar
On 3.5.17 at around 8.45 pm, a miscreant
threw petrol on sister of Pradip Pradhan, State Convener of Odisha Soochana
Adhikar Abhijan and National Working Committee Member of NCPRI (M-9937843482)
in front of his residence, Maitree Vihar, Bhubaneswar and ran away.
Immediately, Sri Pradhan lodged complaint in Maitree Vihar Police post which is
50 meters away from his residence coming under jurisdiction of Chadrasekhar Pur
police station. The police received the
complaint and Sri Deepak Mishra, Inspector-in-Charge reached at residence of
Pradip Pradhan at around 9.45 pm to enquire into the matter and visited the
spot. The Police registered the case and started investigation on same day.
Electronics media immediate aired the news about petrol attack.
On 4.5.17 at around 10 am, two police sub-inspector of Chandrasekhar
police station reached in the residence of Sri Pradhan and handed over Copy of
FIR. The
case was registered as PS Case No.161
dt. 3.5.2017 U/s 448/326/506 IPC .
Sri Prasad Harichandan, President, Odisha Pradesh Congress
Committee visited residence of Pradip
Pradhan and discussed with him about the
incidence and talked with Police
Commissioner to expedite enquiry and arrest the culprit. At 5 pm, a team of 20 Human Rights Activists
and RTI Activists met Police Commissioner in his office and submitted
memorandum expressing their concern over the incidence and demanded immediate arrest
of the culprit.
From 4th May
onwards, the police made 24 hours security arrangement around residence of Pradip Pradhan which is still continuing.
On 9th May, 2017,
Sri Chandranath Dani, HRD Alert, Sri Pradipta Nayak, Sri Sachikant
Pradhan, Sri Pratap Sahu filed complaint
in Odisha Human Rights Commission. On 10.5.17, OHRC registered the case no.
2677 /2017 dt. 9.5.17 and issued notice to Police Commissioner seeking report
about status of investigation within 4 weeks and fixed 20.6.17 for hearing.
On 10.5.17, A
team of Civil Society Group Sri Panchanan Kanungo, former Minister, Sri Rabi
Das, senior journalist and Sri Surendra
Patra, journalist met Police
commissioner and discussed with him
about status of investigation and demanded immediate arrest of culprits including security arrangement for Pradip
Pradhan.
On 10.5.17, Personal Security
Officer was appointed by
police Commissionerate to accompany Pradip Pradhan during his visit to
different places. SPO has been asked to
report in every day at 9 AM in his residence.
On 12.5.17, a Civil Society
consultation was organised at Budha
Mandir, Bhubaneswar to debate and discuss the issues of
impending attack on RTI Activists in the state
and finding out the solution to ensure security for them. Accordingly, It was decided to submit a
memorandum to Governor, Odisha o 15.5.17 by holding Dharana in front of Raj
Bhawan and seek an appointment with
Chief Minister, Odisha for discussion about the problem of Activists.
Investigation is still going on. Culprit has not yet
been arrested. The efficiency of police
Commissionerate has been questionable in public domain.
But struggle of RTI Activists and Human Rights
Activists to expose corruption and
irregularities engineered by
bureaucrats, politicians, land mafias like Achyut Samant of KIIT and to protect human rights of Common
people will gear up in a most
co-ordinated and sophisticated way to make
Odisha a transparent, corruption-free state.
Srikant Pakal
M-9937843482
Date- 13.5.17
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