The family of social activist Aditya Dash has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into his mysterious death last year.
The petition was filed on March 4, said Aditya’s family members at a Press conference here on Saturday..
“We had to move the Orissa High Court as we did not have faith in the Crime Branch investigation. But we only got dates after dates. Therefore, we filed the petition in the Supreme Court demanding a CBI probe,” said Aditya’s parents.
“Eight months have passed since the death of our son, but we have not got justice. We do not have more patience,” said the parents.
They criticised the probe into the case by the Government Railway police as well the State Crime Branch. “On this day, eight months ago, our son had died. The GRP messed up with the probe. We were happy when the Crime Branch took over the probe hoping that they would bring out the truth. But their approach has forced us to move the HC,” they added.
Earlier on August 28, 2020, Bidyashree, wife of Aditya, had moved the Orissa High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the case.
A little less than four months after filing the petition, Bidyashree had tried to commit suicide by consuming sleeping pills while going live on Facebook.
Notably, Aditya’s body was found along the railway tracks near the Lingaraj railway station in Bhubaneswar on July 7. The DGP had handed over the case to the Crime Branch on July 30.