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NEW DELHI: The Centre and the CBI on Monday told the Supreme Court that it should scrutinise the chargesheet filed by Odisha police into the politically sensitive alleged rape and murder of a five year old girl last year as there are widespread apprehensions in local public mind about the child being killed by mafia indulging in illegal organ harvesting racket.
During the hearing on a writ petition filed by victim s mother Saudamini Sahoo, solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the CBI, told a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna that even in politically motivated proceedings in 2005 cases relating to fake encounter killings of Sohrabuddin and Tulsiram Prajapati, the SC had decisively intervened after filing of the chargesheet and had ordered fresh probe by the CBI.
A 31-year-old man allegedly died by suicide at Golanthara police station in Ganjam district following which two policemen were placed under suspension and one was transferred, an officer said on Tuesday. (Representative image)
BERHAMPUR: A 31-year-old man allegedly died by suicide at Golanthara police station in Ganjam district following which two policemen were placed under suspension and one was transferred, an officer said on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Dakua of Rangipur village. He was picked up by police on the charge of creating disturbance in the village and made to sit in the reception room of the police station where Dakua allegedly tried to commit suicide by using a belt on Monday evening, the officer said.
Bhubaneswar: The SC Wednesday issued notice to the CBI and Odisha government in a petition filed by Saudamini Sahu, the mother of five-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and murdered in July last year, seeking a CBI inquiry into her daughter’s death case.
A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari sought the response of CBI and the state government within four weeks. The court is likely to hear the matter February 5.
The court also granted one-week time to the petitioner to file formal application for urging additional grounds and filing further documents.