Thanks to the timely intervention of RDC (Central) Akhila Bihari Ota, nine injured victims of Namatara police firing were shifted to the SCB Medical College
and Hospital, Cuttack on August 30.
They are now getting free treatment and medicine there.
According to district Collector Debaraj Senapati, the district administration has arranged vehicle for the injured victims for taking them to the SCB to provide them routine health checkups. The firing victims were accompanied by Rajkanika tehsildar Sukadev Behera.
While deposing before the RDC, the firing victims had alleged that they had been still reeling under pain for the bullet injuries which had not healed. RDC Ota realising the problems of the injured victims of Namatara police firing, directed the district Collector on last Friday for taking all the injured to the SCB on August 30. As a result, the Rajkanika tehsildar had carried out the direction of the RDC.
It may be noted here that the The RDC on August 25 last had started a probe on Namatara police firing by issuing notices to the
victims and police staff. Between August 25 and 27, as many as 35 persons appeared before the RDC and recorded their statement.