Members of the Sundargarh Adivasi Manch on Tuesday gheraoed the office of the Additional District Magistrate here demanding a CBI probe into the death of Rourkela Assistant Collector Sushmita Minz (35).
Holding the Sundargarh Collector and the Rourkela ADM responsible for the death, the Manch demanded arrest of the two officials.
“Sushmita Minz has been murdered. The Collector, the ADM, the local administration and police are behind the killing. The accused are trying to portray the incident as an ordinary one. They want the case to be probed by the Odisha police. We strongly oppose it and demand a CBI investigation. We will continue the agitation till fulfillment of our demand,” said the Sarpanch of Kesramal panchayat, who joined the protest.
“We condemn the fact that neither the government nor the officials have made any statement over the issue,” he said.
Notably, Sushmita was found dead in the pond of Sensory Park under the Plant Site police limits in Rourkela on September 19.
Postmortem report has confirmed antemortem drowning and there is no evidence of homicide, said Plant Site police station IIC JR Pati.
However, Sushmita’s brother in a complaint lodged with police alleged that she was murdered. He said Sushmita was under depression due to work pressure.
The complainant blamed the Collector, Rourkela ADM, Gurundia Block Development Officer, Gurundia Child Development Project Officer and a woman Sub-Inspector of Police for his sister’s death.
Sushmita’s family alleged that police in cahoots with the doctors have prepared a fake postmortem report to hide the real cause of her death.