Rourkela:
The Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) of the Birmitrapur police station, Anand Chandra Majhi, has been suspended on charges of allegedly raping, impregnating and then forcefully terminating the pregnancy of a 13-year-old girl. Odisha DGP Abhay passed the order, confirmed Western Range DIG Kavita Jalan.
A complaint has been filed against two cops of Birmitrapur police station, the girl’s step-father and two male friends, all of whom she accused of raping her over a period of four months. The doctor of Birmitrapur community health centre (CHC)-II has also been accused of illegal termination of her pregnancy. A police team led by a lady DSP recorded the victim’s statement at the Childline shelter home.
Sundergarh Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan inspected the Childline shelter home and has been keeping a tab on the health of the minor survivor.
In the night of June 14, the victim, who was over eight months pregnant, was found roaming aimlessly in Birmitrapur town.
Some policemen reportedly took her to Birmitrapur CHCII and without informing the CWC, terminated her pregnancy on June 15. She was later sent to the ChildLine shelter home where she developed health complication and was treated at Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) from June 20 to 22.