The Odisha State Human Right Commission (OSHRC) on Thursday sought a report from the Crime Branch ADG and the Bargarh district Collector regarding the arrest of two persons for “murdering” a youth, who returned home alive after one and a half years.
Hearing a petition filed by some rights activists, the OSHRC directed the Crime Branch ADG to submit a report within six weeks after an investigation.
Besides, the Bargarh district administration has been asked to undertake psychiatric treatment of the youth, who was declared ‘murdered’ by the police after he went missing.
OSHRC also asked the Bargarh Collector to provide compensation to the concerned youth and two others who had to spend nearly one year in jail for the murder which never took place.
Jeetu Dandsena of Pipilipali village under the Paikmal police station of Bargarh district had gone missing on December 25, 2016, following which police had launched an investigation and came to a conclusion that Jeetu was murdered. later, Jeetu returned home recently.
However, police had arrested two youths Hallu Gulla and Raghav Naik from Bargarh, who spent nearly a year in jail on charges of murdering Jeetu.