BJP Odisha in-charge Daggubati Purandeswari on Thursday visited Jadupur village in Nayagarh district and met the parents of five-year-old girl Pari, who was kidnapped and murdered in July.
Accompanied by BJP State president Samir Mohanty and several other party leaders, Purandeswari held talks with Pari’s father Ashok Sahoo and mother Saudamini and also visited the spot near the house where the girl’s decomposed body parts had been dumped a few days after her murder. “Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo, who is accused of shielding the accused in the murder case, should resign. The SIT (Special Investigation Team led by senior IPS officer Arun Bothra for investigation of the case) formed by the State Government has no judicial powers.
For a proper investigation into the case, we demand a CBI probe. The matter is also linked to the trading of organs (of Pari),” said Purandeswari. If Arun Sahoo is not himself quitting his post, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should drop him from the Cabinet, she stated She also alleged that the State Government is incapable of providing security to Pari’s parents, who are being harassed by police.
Notably, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken suo moto cognisance of the Pari case.