Chief Minister Raghubar Das ordered a CID investigation into the case of rape and blackmailing of a minor girl in Jamshedpur by making a video of the crime. The victim narrating her ordeal during the “Seedhi Baat” programme on Tuesday before the CM charged Inderpal Saini, Shivkumar Mahto and Shrikant, along with MGM police station in-charge Imdad Ansari and DSP Ajay Kerketta, for their involvement.
On being asked about the allegations, the SSP of Jamshedpur said that the accused Inderpal Saini, Shivkumar Mahto and Shrikant have been arrested and sent to judicial custody, while the allegations about the involvement of the DSP and police in-charge are being investigated.
The Chief Minister promised the girl justice and directed that further investigation into the case would be conducted by the CID.
The CM also directly talked to the villagers of Chandana panchayat of Sundarpahari of Godda and told them to take full benefits of the Government schemes. Altogether the Chief Minister reviewed 18 cases by directly interacting with the complainants and in most of them promptly directed the officers concerned to take immediate action.
He also observed that complaints regarding problems related to obtaining caste certificate, residential certificate and income certificate are being received in large number. “Deputy Commissioners must ensure that the applicants get these certificates without any hassle. Immediate action on the complaints of the beneficiaries of old age pension, widow pension and divyang pension should be taken at lower level itself,” said the CM.
He also directed to constitute tribal development committee in villages having 50 per cent and above tribal population. Developmental schemes should also be finalised and executed by holding meeting every month with villagers. He asked the Deputy Commissioners to ensure immediate follow up of the directives of holding Janta Darbar at block and panchayat levels. The CM also directed to pay the employees of the Dhanbad municipal corporation as more than 100 coordinators were not being paid since August 2017 in the want of allocation. Payment of compensation to Rajeshwar Thakur of Dhanbad, who was killed in an accident, was also ordered. The court had directed to pay compensation, including interest to his dependent.
A proposal related to the construction of tribal cultural arts centre in East Singhbhum was reviewed. The District welfare official said that the demand of the estimated amount of Rs 46,26,800 by the villagers has been made but only Rs 12 lakh can be given in such proposal under the scheme of Government. The Chief Minister directed the District Welfare Officer to inform about the estimated amount fixed to the villagers and forward the proposal for providing allocation.
Issue of pending compensation even after completion of check dam in Bemarotand of Bokaro in 2017 also came for review. The Principle Secretary to the Chief Minister Sunil Kumar Barnwal said that payment will be made after completion of investigation. Barnwal also directed officials to pay outstanding of Kishore Ekka, who was working as a daily worker in State law Commission, Audrey House to his widow within a week.