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BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today suspended five police personnel, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector, for dereliction of duty in connection with the nun rape case a week after she alleged that police deployed at K Nuagaon in Kandhamal district did not come to her rescue while she was paraded on the streets.
The incident occurred on August 25 at K Nuagaon when the nun was allegedly raped and Father Thomas Chellan was assaulted by a mob. The nun had read out a statement at New Delhi last week describing her trauma and alleged that some of the policemen deployed there were even friendly with the perpetrators of the crime.
Those suspended include ASI Rasanand Mallick, who was in charge of law and order, havildar major K.N.
Mohapatra and havildars SK Hamim, J.S. Khan and B.K. Mohanty.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had asked Collector Krishen Kumar and SP Praveen Kumar on Wednesday to submit a report within 24 hours identifying the erring policemen who were deployed at K Nuagaon that day and had not come to the rescue of the nun.
The action was taken on the basis of the joint report. Earlier, Baliguda police station officer in-charge K.N. Rao was suspended for failing to take steps after the nun lodged an FIR on August 26. The Chief Minister has taken the view that the rape incident has brought more bad name for the State than the Kandhamal violence. A message should be sent to the rank and file of police by punishing those deployed at K Nuagaon on that day. The move is also aimed at restoring the confidence of the people in the riothit Kandhamal district.
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