The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Friday asked the Superintendent of Police and Chief District Medical Officer of Puri to submit their respective inquiry reports on the Pipili student death case in three weeks.
The OHRC has issued this direction acting on a petition filed by Akhand, a rights activist belonging to the India Media Centre.
It is noted that, a college student Siba Paikaray was found dead under suspicious circumstances on a roadside at Baniasahi within Pipli police limits on October 17. The 17-year-old Siba was a native of Sagada village under Nimapada block in Puri district and he was staying at his uncle’s house in Pipili.
locals saw him lying unconscious at about 6.30 pm. Though they called 108 Ambulance and police, none of rushed to the spot immediately. Police reached the spot after one hour of receiving the call, locals had alleged then.
Meanwhile, the Fire brigade took the body to the local hospital, where he declared brought dead.
The locals had viewed that had the police or the ambulance reached the spot in time, Siba could have been saved.
In his petition, Akhand alleged Siba died due to the negligence of police and ambulance officials. Police also stopped investigation into the case naming it a suicide case.
Action should be taken on the erring police and medical officials, the petitioner demanded. He also apr. Citing it as a suicide case, Police closed thefile.
Initially the petitioner had filed the petition before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The NHRC transferred the petition to OHRC later.