The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) sought an action taken report (ATR) from the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police of Bhadrak district on the gang-rape of a minor girl in the office of the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) on Sunday.
Supreme Court lawyer and rights activist Radhakanta Tripathy had moved to the apex human rights body seeking immediate intervention in the issue. On March 24 last in the office of the CDPO in Bhandaripokhari block, the girl who had appeared the Class 10th examination recently from Haramani High School was gangraped by an employee and his friend in the afternoon. The rights activist had questioned as to why the CDPO office had been opened on Sunday which was an off day. The petitioner had sought a probe into the case and counseling to the victim, besides medical care. He also sought direction to the State Government to pay adequate compensation to the victim for the trauma she suffered. The NHRC sought the reply from the authorities within six weeks.