Hemalata Mallick (35) of Chhanna Bagada village under the Digapahandi police circle led by Ganjam BJP district vice-president Paresh Chandra Rath, former State secretary Srikanta Padhi, Simanchal Sasmal, Narayan Mallick and Alok Nayak met the IIC, Digapahandi Police Station and lodged a FIR demanding protection to senior citizens and conduct of an impartial probe into missing of her physically disabled aunt Saibani Mallick (70) since October 10 evening.
According to Hemalata, the missing case was linked to an old family rivalry in the village.Some aggrieved villagers had threatened to kill her and other members of her family to settle a score. Following the threat to her life, Hemalata who was staying with her aunt to take care of her had shifted to another nearby village ‘Nuabandhapalli’ where she was staying since last about one month.
But to look after her old, ailing, and disabled aunt, Hemalata was frequently paying visit to Chhanna Bagada village at regular intervals.On October 12 she came to know that her aunt was missing from home and on arriving there she noticed further that her utensils were scattered and all doors were opened.
She was worried about condition of her old aunty and suspected something fishy. Demanding immediate step to locate her aunty, she sought an impartial Probe into matter.