The District Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) on Thursday submitted the final report at the Judicial Magistrate Court here pertaining to the alleged casteist remarks by Health Minister Damodar Rout in a social function in Paradip town a year ago.
The Minister was dragged under controversy while he had uttered anti caste remarks against Jagatsinghpur MP Bibhu Prasad Tarai, MlA Bishnu Das then. An petition was moved before National SC & ST Commission and one Manoj Patra too had lodged an FIR at Paradip police station regarding this.
Acting on the complaint the police had delivered the case to district HRPC for conducting a probe. After taking evidences and witnesses of about 34 persons, HRPC Deputy Superintendent of Police Bamadev Singh submitted the final report in court and it will take up for hearing for adjudication next week, sources said.