An incident of police excess came to the fore here on Tuesday when police personnel allegedly beat up a youth black and blue in the lockup, violating rules.The youth, Ashutosh Thakur of the town, alleged that he was mercilessly beaten up by the police of the Town police station.
According to the report, Thakur and another youth of the town, on Monday, indulged in a brawl after their bikes collided at Ghodaghat chhak here. The youth called her sister Urmila Mallick, who is Sub-Inspector of the Town police station over phone and informed her about the scuffle.
Thakur said Mallick and her colleagues soon reached the spot, brought him to the town police station and allegedly thrashed him after putting him in the police hazat.
“Not only did the police thrash me, but the Sub- Inspector’s brother also beat me inside the hazat. How one can be beaten up by public inside hazat,” lamented Thakur. Meanwhile, Investigating Officer Krupasindhu Baral rubbished the allegation of Thakur.
New UCO officers’ body GS selected
Bhubaneswar: Ajay Kumar Routray was elected as the new general secretary of the AIOBA-affiliated UCO Bank Officers’ Association of the State at a function here. This followed the superannuation of former general secretary Pritish Chandra Basa in October. Both Routray and Basa were active politicians in their student career.
OTTET wins FIPS Award
Bhubaneswar: The OTTET Telemedicine Network, the initiative of the State Government in PPP mode with the Odisha Trust of Technical Education and Training (OTTET), was adjudged the winner of the FIPS Award 2013 in the Global Conference on Financial Inclusion & Payment Systems (FIPS) in New Delhi recently. Union Minister of State for Finance Jesudasu Seelam presented the award to OTTET Telemedicine Network founder KN Bhagat. The OTTET Telemedicine Network ensures access to healthcare and finance by members of the poor and vulnerable group.