The National Human Rights Commission has asked the Superintendent of Police, Jajpur to take appropriate action within eight weeks against Kaliapani police station IIC Jubaraj Swain for harassing a minor girl.
The NHRC issued the order considering a petion filed Human Rights Watch Secretary Sangita Swain in this regard. In her petition, Swain alleged that the IIC has humiliated a minor girl, Rajashree Das of Koliposi, mentally and physically and a complaint filed in that regard on May 26, 2018 was yet to be registered.
Though the FIR was given to the SP and the DGP, no action has been taken against the IIC.
Arguing that the IIC has violated human rights of the girl by not registering a case Swain had urged the NHRC to direct the Odisha police to take criminal action against the IIC and order for payment of compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the girl.