Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation on Wednesday met the Chairperson of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), seeking intervention in the alleged custodial torture and death of a man in Kabisuryanagar in Ganjam district.The delegation, led by senior party leader and former MLA Bhrugu Baxipatra, raised several concerns over the incident and urged the Commission to take appropriate action.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Baxipatra said the delegation highligh…
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Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Y.B. Khurania, on Monday ordered an investigation by the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) into allegations of custodial torture that allegedly led to the death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person in the Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district. HRPC, a specialised wing of the Odisha State Police, oversees the investigation of sensitive and complex human rights violation cases, including deaths in police custody.Based o…
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) In an unfortunate development, as many as six persons, including two minor girls, lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the Purusottampur area of Odisha’s Ganjam district on Friday. As per reports, an auto-rickshaw carrying 10 members of a family from Erandra village under Golanthara police station limits in Ganjam district was on its way to attend a Mundan ceremony at Maa Singhasini Temple in the Polasara area of the same district on Friday morning.Meanwhile…