NHRC RAPPORTEUR VISITS SUKTEL AREA
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Villagrs allege police atrocities, house damage
Special Rapporteur of
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Damodar Sarangi on Tuesday visited the
Lower Suktel Budi Anchal area, 30 kilometres from here, and listened to the
villagers’ complaints of police abuse and assault.
Villagers of Gadshankar
and Dunguripali alleged that the police tortured them while they were on a
peaceful protest. They blamed Bolangir SDPO and the then Sub-Collector Jyoti
Ranjan Pradhan for the harassment meted out them.
Similarly, Pardhiapali
villagers, who have been staging protest for a month now at the dam site, told
the Rapporteur that the school buildings and many of their mud houses have
developed cracks and, thus, been unsafe for their living due to blasting of the
dam construction.
Notably, the NHRC had
received two complaints, one on police atrocities and another on loss of
livelihood due to the project.
After listening to the
villagers’ complaints, Sarangi said, “I have come to conduct an investigation
into the complaints. After completion of the inquiry, I would submit a report
to the Commission.” He declined to give any comment as to if any human right
violated in the area.
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