--Cong, SP demand exemplary
action against culprits
DHENKANAL/BHUBANESWAR: Police
arrested the principal accused in connection with the sexual assault and killing
of 17-year-old dalit girl of Mathatentulia village under Gondia police limits
in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday. Police have started man hunt to nab the other
accused who are absconding.
The accused was identified as Shibaji
Nayak of Mathatentulia and his other four friends sexually assaulted and then
burnt her alive in the house in the absence of her parents late on Tuesday
night. The criminals after sexually assaulting the minor girl had locked the
door from outside and set her on fire.
The Dhenkanal police are
investigating into the matter after lodging a rape and murder case. “We are
searching the other accused. Very shortly we would arrest the aide of
mastermind Nayak who have gone underground,” said Dhenkanal SP Manoranjan
Mohanty.
Meanwhile, the heinous act has created
a hue and cry in the political sphere. The main opposition party Congress
raised voice against the incident. Pradesh Congress Committee president
Niranjan Patnaik condemned the horrid act as a barbaric and mindless which
would put entire humanity in shame. “I request the State Government to take
immediate steps to arrest the culprits and try them through a special fast
track court,” said patnaik.
He said the security and safety
of women has been a serious concern and they have raised the issue with the
incumbent Government time and again. “We should collectively work towards
creating a system which guarantees security to our sisters and mothers and ensure
their dignity is protected,” he added.
Similarly, a delegation led by Samajwadi
Party State Committee president Rabi Behera handed over a memorandum to the
Governor demanding termination of the local police officer for negligence of
duty and immediate arrest of all the accused persons involved in the case. The
party also demanded Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased and
to give exemplary punishment to the accused through trial in a Fast Track court
within 90 days.
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