The Commission of Inquiry of the Kunduli gangrape case has reported that the family members of the victim were not satisfied with the investigation due to reasons best known to them; and, instead of being cooperative, they levelled frivolous allegations against the investigators.
Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra tabled the action-taken report (ATR) on the case in the Assembly on Saturday.
The State Government had in January 2018 appointed the District Judge, Koraput as Commission of Inquiry. The Commission had submitted its report to the State Government on September 20, 2018.
The Minister stated that delay (in tabling the action report) has occurred due to processing and examining the report at various stages and on account of taking action and printing of the report.
As per the recommendations of the commission, the State Police Headquarters has been requested to issue strict instructions to all the investigating agencies to take all necessary steps during investigation to hide the identity of the victim of sexual assault as required under law.
It has been instructed to all concerned that any District or State Authority should not make the progress of investigation public in front of media before the investigation is over, especially in cases of sexual assault.
The commission has recommended that identity of victim should be kept hidden, progress of probe should not be disclosed to media before its completion and statue of the victim girl should be removed.