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Chapter20
Orissa
I. Overview
Ruled by the Biju Janata Dal, Orissa is close to Bihar in terms
of lawlessness. While 490 kidnapping cases were registered
in 2003, the number stood at 279 till June 2004. 1 Fifty out of
the 147 Members of Legislative Assembly reportedly have cases
registered with the police while six have non-bailable warrants
against them. 2
The security forces have been responsible for arbitrary arrest,
torture, custodial death, rape and extrajudicial killings.