In a written complaint to DG Home Guard, Sudhanshu Sarangi on August 13, the victim accused the senior IPS officer s wife of verbally abusing her and beating her up if she failed to perform her job properly. Rai, however, rejected the allegations and claimed that the woman home guard, identified as Souridri Sahu of Angul district, was disturbed because of some family issues. The DG Home Guard said the allegations will be verified.
The picture of the woman home guard with amputated legs sent shock waves across the state with Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) taking suo motu cognisance of the matter and directing the Director General of Police (DGP) to inquire into the matter and submit a report by September 15.
Every spoke in the wheel of the Naveen Patnaik government worked resolutely and quietly to salvage every living and dead in the aftermath of the ghastly triple train tragedy, taking decisions - like the one to release the pictures of the dead - stoically