Orissa - People's watch

FF Code : EU/OR/CTC/184/2008
Victim(s) : Pabitra Narayan Bhoi
Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahu, Officer-In-Charge, Biridi Out-Post
Location : Biridi Out-Post
Date of incident : 23/08/2008
Case Details:
Victim, Pabitra Narayan Bhoi, aged-23 years, resides at Vill- Mohatol(Nuapari), P.O- Biridi, P.S/Dist-
Jagatsinghpur. He is a member of the scheduled castes.
To prevent water of a flood going into his house he dug a ditch of 5 feet in length at the road. One Golap
Bhoi of the village gave a written allegation against the victim. On 23.08.2008 two police officials came
to the house of Pabitra. They beat the victim severely and dragged him from his house by holding has
hands. On the way to Biridi Out-Post sub inspector Sudhakar Sahu abused with filthy words and beat
him up. Due to the severe assault the victim fainted on the way. He was taken to a Govt. hospital by a
tally rickshaw. After 8 hours he regained consciousness and the doctor advised him to stay at the
hospital for 3 days. But the policemen consulted the doctor and disconnected the saline tube. Then
they took Pabitra to the outpost in their motor cycle. On the said night police detained the victim at the
police station and on the next day they forwarded him to Court.
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FF Code: : EU/OR/KHURDA /150/2008
Victim(s): : 1) Biranchi Biranchi Pattanaik;
2) Rabindra Kumar Behera
Perpetrator(s): : Biranchi Ratha, PC, Siripur outpost
Location: : Siripur
Date of incident: : 16/05/2008
Background and Summary of the Case:
The victim Shree Biranchi Pattanaik (17) and Shree Rabindra Kumar Behera (15) were residents of
Kandhasahi, Khurda. Biranchi worked as a helper in a Town bus and Rabindra worked at a printer
shop.
On 16 May 2008 at about 5:30 PM Biranchi, Rabindra and other youngsters from Kandhasahi were
playing near Siripur, when police constable Biranchi Rath from Siripur outpost arrived. He suddenly
kicked Biranchi, so that he was injured on his belly and back. He vomited and became unconscious for
an hour. When Biranchi’s friend Rabindra tried to interfere, he was also beaten by the Biranchi Rath.
Then Biranchi’s older sister Gouri and some other boys came and took Biranchi to the Capital Hospital.
The doctor, who was on duty, immediately advised to have Biranchi’s chest and brain scanned. Later
Biranchi received treatment in the head injury room of Capital hospital surgery ward.
Annual Report on Torture
2008