The police on Friday arrested four jawans of the Special Operations Group (SOG) in connection with the death of Chittaranjan Sahu for alleged torture at a SOG camp inside the Sunabeda sanctuary.
CM Naveen Patnaik made a statement in the Assembly on the incident and said the four involved SOG personnel were suspended. As per the Criminal Procedure Code, the local Judicial Magistrate would conduct an inquiry into the incident and responsibility shall be fixed. Disciplinary action involving major penalties shall also be initiated, he informed.
Patnaik said the Government would give a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of deceased Sahu and bear the entire cost of the treatment of the injured Nutan Naik.