The Odisha State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) has asked the Malkangiri district Superintendent of Police to inquire into the case of a villager killed by Maoists on the suspicion of being a police informer.
Civil society organisation Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain in her petition alleged that February on 26,2018 Biswanath Khil of village Hadikhal under Kuduluguma block in the Malkangiri district was killed by Maoists on the suspicion of being a police informer.
Swain further alleged that no case was registered by the Chitrakonda police. in the matter. She prayed for necessary action against the concerned police officials for their failure to take lawful action and for payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
The OSHRC hearing the case, which was received on transfer from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), directed the Malkangiri SP to conduct a probe and submit a report within four weeks.