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Invitation to join in
Indefinite Hunger Strike by Civil Society Groups demanding Supreme Court-monitored CBI Inquiry into Kunduli Rape Case and arrest of
all investigating officers
involved in suppressing and derailing investigation into Kunduli case
and mysterious death of Rape victim
Kasturi Samantary of Kendrapara and
Varsha Patra of Sukinda of Jajpur district.
Dear
friends
The
members and Activists of different Social Organisations having allegiance to
Civil Society Network will sit in Hunger
strike for indefinite period demanding Supreme Court-monitored CBI Inquiry into
Kunduli Rape Case and arrest of all investigating officers involved in suppressing and derailing
investigation into Kunduli case and mysterious death of Rape victim Kasturi Samantary of
Kendrapara and Varsha Patra of Sukinda
of Jajpur district and Justice for other
rape victims.
After
allegation of Kunduli Rape Victim that she was raped by Cobra Paramilitary force,
the Koraput police registered FIR and started investigation. After 27 days of
investigation, the Additional Director General of Police of Human Rights
Protection Cell (HRPC) of State Govt. made a public statement that the girl had
not been raped and she was giving false allegation against the police. In view of huge public reaction and protest of
opposition political parties, Sri Nabin Patnaik, Chief Minister ordered for
Crime Branch Inquiry and declared a Judicial Commission to be constituted to
probe the case.
Though 3 months have passed, the people of
Odisha are still yet to see the copy of
investigation Report on the basis of which ADG, HRPC said that there was
no rape and status of Crime Branch Inquiry. Judicial inquiry is yet to be
started.
After
suicidal death of Kunduli rape victim, the
State Govt. has again declared to constitute SIT ( Special Investigation Team)
for investigation to be monitored by
High Court. The order of number of inquiries by Chief Minister has cast doubt
in the mind of the people about
intention of the Govt. to provide justice to rape victim. The opposition political parties and various
organisations have demanded CBI inquiry into it.
On
the other hand , the mysterious death of
Kasturi Samantaray, a 10th class student of Kendrapara
district and Barsha Patra , a college
student of Sukinda Block of Jajpur
district has not been properly
enquired by the police
alleged by the parents. Rather the
police has tried to cover it up under the influence of powerful people.
In
view of failure of State machinery to provide justice to rape victims, the Civil Society Groups will sit in indefinite hunger strike demanding
arrest of all investigating officers
who have derailed and suppressed the investigation and Supreme
Court-monitored CBI inquiry into Rape cases in the state.
We
appeal all the people to join with us
to fight for justice of Rape
victims in the state.
Appeal
by
Pradip Pradhan
M- 9937843482
On behalf of Civil Society Groups,
Odisha
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