The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report from the State Director General of Police (DGP) over alleged police excesses at the Ramachandrapur police station of Keonjhar district.
The victim, Bijay Kumar Mukhi, of Belasundari village was picked up by Ramachandrapur police on October 16 and kept in custody for three days which has violated arrest guidelines, complainant chairperson of Human Rights Front (HRF) Manoj Jena stated in his petition to the NHRC.
Jena has also alleged that the Inspector in-Charge of Ramachandrapur PS AK Tikey and district Superintendent of Police, Rajesh Pandit brutally assaulted the victim who is working as sweeper in a bank on the suspicion of involvement in a robbery in the bank.
later, the victim was shifted to the SCB College Hospital in a critical condition.
Jena demanded an impartial probe with monetary compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the victim and stringent action against the perpetrators involved in this heinous act. The commission has asked the State DGP to submit a report within four weeks.