Bhubaneswar: Orissa The Crime Branch has registered a murder case against four police officers for their alleged involvement in the custodial death of a man. Koraput District in 2017. At a time when opposition parties are targeting the police over the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the registration of a murder case against four cops has put the Odisha Police to shame.
Akash Mahuria (28), a resident of Jaipur, who was wanted in some offences, was allegedly tortured and lynched inside Jeypore Town police station in Koraput district on January 30, 2017. The police had then attributed Mahuria’s death to an accidental fall while chasing him. to arrest.
“We have registered a case against former in-charge of Jaipur Police Station Tapan Narayan Rath (IIC), former sub-inspectors (SI). Siba Prasad Sahu And Rajesh Baliarsingh and Jeypore’s former Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rajendra Prasad Senapati for the alleged murder of the person. A team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Ramchandra Thumb conducted the investigation,” a senior crime branch officer told TOI.
The four policemen have been booked under sections 302 (murder), 323 (causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 325 (causing grievous hurt), 505 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (act done by more than one person). Case has been registered. IPC
a few days ago the mother of the deceased Prabina Mahuria had lodged a complaint with the crime branch. Prabina alleged that though she had earlier lodged a complaint against four officers at the Jaipur police station, the police hushed the investigation as Rath was heading the station at that time.
“At around 1 pm, Rath and his staff forcibly dragged my son into their jeep, brutally assaulted him in the lock-up and killed him. The police argued in its defense that my son tried to run away to avoid arrest. Police said he slipped and suffered serious head injuries after falling to the ground, leading to his death. Now, I request the crime branch to bring me justice and punish the guilty cops,” Prabina said.
It is to be noted that the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on several occasions pulled up the state police for brutality and cruelty towards the suspects of the crime in their custody. Instances of police excesses have led to the suspension of some policemen in recent times.
Akash Mahuria (28), a resident of Jaipur, who was wanted in some offences, was allegedly tortured and lynched inside Jeypore Town police station in Koraput district on January 30, 2017. The police had then attributed Mahuria’s death to an accidental fall while chasing him. to arrest.
“We have registered a case against former in-charge of Jaipur Police Station Tapan Narayan Rath (IIC), former sub-inspectors (SI). Siba Prasad Sahu And Rajesh Baliarsingh and Jeypore’s former Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rajendra Prasad Senapati for the alleged murder of the person. A team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Ramchandra Thumb conducted the investigation,” a senior crime branch officer told TOI.
The four policemen have been booked under sections 302 (murder), 323 (causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 325 (causing grievous hurt), 505 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (act done by more than one person). Case has been registered. IPC
a few days ago the mother of the deceased Prabina Mahuria had lodged a complaint with the crime branch. Prabina alleged that though she had earlier lodged a complaint against four officers at the Jaipur police station, the police hushed the investigation as Rath was heading the station at that time.
“At around 1 pm, Rath and his staff forcibly dragged my son into their jeep, brutally assaulted him in the lock-up and killed him. The police argued in its defense that my son tried to run away to avoid arrest. Police said he slipped and suffered serious head injuries after falling to the ground, leading to his death. Now, I request the crime branch to bring me justice and punish the guilty cops,” Prabina said.
It is to be noted that the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on several occasions pulled up the state police for brutality and cruelty towards the suspects of the crime in their custody. Instances of police excesses have led to the suspension of some policemen in recent times.
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