A pupil of Italy-born Odishi dancer Padmashree Ileana Citaristi on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) alleging that the latter misbehaved with her at a dance class held at the Bindu Sagar here on January 19 last.
Victim Divyarupa along with her father Kamala Kanta Dash went to the OHRC office and urged the Commissioner to take appropriate action against Citaristi. “I kept my view before the Commission. The officials also asked my daughter about the incident. let’s wait for actions,” said Dash.
Notably, Dash had lodged a complaint in this regard with lingaraj police on the day of the incident. After two days, the Commissionerate Police had registered a case against Citaristi on January 21. Earlier, the Odissi dancer had hit the headlines after accusing a priest of misbehaving with her atop lord Jagannath’s chariot during the Rath Yatra last year.