Koraput Medical College Hospital Superintendent Sitaram Mohapatra on Friday deposed before the Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) for being questioned in connection with the Koraput gangrape incident.
Mohapatra had submitted the medical examination report of the gangrape survivor to HRPC ADG Mahendra Pratap, who had later handed over the document to the commission.
On basis of the medical examination report, the HRPC ADG had told media that experts had found no evidence of gangrape after examining the girl.
However, Mohapatra refused to make any comments on the issue after his appearance before the commission.
In a related development, the commission directed the SC and ST Development Department Secretary to pay Rs 50,000 assistance to the survivor’s family. It also asked the Government to make arrangements for the girl’s further studies.
Meanwhile, a four-member team of Crime Branch, which had reached Koraput on Thursday, began its probe into the gangrape case. It met the victim, who is presently lodged in a short stay home and recorded her statements. The team also visited the crime spot, where the girl was allegedly raped.
Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had ordered on November 8 an inquiry by a sitting District Judge into the case as per the Commission of Enquiry Act 1952. The judicial inquiry will run in tandem with the State Crime Branch probe.