Odisha Rape

Bitti Mohanty allegedly given VIP treatment in Alwar

Questions are being raised about the way rape convict Bitti Mohanty was being treated in Alwar where he had been taken earlier. He reportedly spent the night in an air-conditioned room in a guest house instead of the prison. This VIP treatment was reportedly given to him at the expense of the Alwar Police. ...  

Bitti Mohanty's father says he will co-operate with police

Rape convict Bitti Mohanty's father BB Mohanty spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN saying he will co-operate with the Kerala police. "I will co-operate with the Kerala police. Since the matter is subjudice I will not comment on the case. If Italan marines have refused to speak to the media, why should I? Media is sensationalizing the case," he said. ...  

Pipili rape: Odisha initiates action against doctors

Bhubaneswar: Acting upon the recommendation of National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC), Odisha government on Thursday initiated proceedings against three doctors for alleged dereliction of duty while treating the 19-year-old alleged rape victim of Pipili in Puri district. "While two doctors were working at the government hospital in Pipili, one doctor belonged to the Capital Hospital here where the alleged rape victim was shifted in unconscious state," an official said....  

Pipli case: NCSC steps in, summons Odisha officials

New Delhi: Taking serious note of the rape case of Odisha's Puri District where the victim slipped into coma after being treated for snake bite, National Commission for Schedule Caste (NCSC) has issued a notice to senior state and district officials to appear before them and submit an "action taken report" in the matter. "We have issued a notice to Odisha's Director General of Police and the SP and DM...  

Pipili rape: Reinstate suspended cop, demands OPA

Cuttack: Even as the state government on Friday indicated that there is no scope to review the decision of dismissing former Pipili police inspector, the Odisha Police Association (OPA) has threatened to step up its protest for revocation of the dismissal order. DGP Manmohan Praharaj had dismissed former inspector-in-charge of Pipili police station, Amulya Kumar Champattiray, for 'dereliction of duty' under Article 311 (2) of the Constitution on January 24....  

Pipili rape: Victim's condition 'static'

Cuttack: SCB medical college and hospital authorities on Wednesday informed Orissa High Court that the condition of Pipili rape victim is static and the treatment management in the Cuttack hospital is same as that of AIIMS in New Delhi. Hospital superintendent in an affidavit mentioned that the patient is not responding to verbal command but is sluggishly reacting to light. Although she has slight fever, her blood pressure, respiration and...  

Pipili gangrape: Police arrest second accused

Bhubaneshwar: The crime branch of Odisha police has arrested a second accused in the horrific Pipili gangrape case. Purnachandra Swain was arrested by the Odisha police on Monday morning. So far two of the four accused have been arrested, while the other two are absconding. On Sunday, the prime accused Prashant Pradhan was arrested from Jatni railway station near Bhubaneswar by the crime branch. The crime branch will produce the...  

Odisha rape: Victim to be shifted to AIIMS

Bhubaneshwar: A Dalit girl who was allegedly raped in Pipli in Odisha will be shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi this week for better treatment. The girl was raped by a man in her village in November 2011. She has been in a coma ever since. Earlier in the day, the Odisha government ordered a judicial probe into the episode to identify the persons responsible for the incident. "Chief Minister...