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Pipli victim dies, parents want culprits to be hanged

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar

She died of septicaemia, severe respiratory and cardiological complications, Dr B N Maharana, emergency officer of Cuttack's SCB Medical College Hospital, told reporters.

The girl, who was raped and an attempt made to strangulate her on November 28 last year, was admitted at the medical college hospital on January 11 following intervention of Orissa High Court.

The case relating to assault on the girl was being probed by the Crime Branch of Odisha Police which had so far filed four charge sheets against eight people, including a dismissed police inspector and three doctors.

While four persons have been arrested till date, the policeman and doctors have not been taken into custody.

 

The body was handed over to the family members of the girl after post-mortem. The victim's father Babuli Behera of Arjungada village under Pipili police station of Puri district was given a cheque of Rs 10 lakh by the state government as financial assistance to the family.

"I demand capital punishment for the culprits. We will seek intervention of the prime minister," Behera said.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was in Puri to witness Lord Jagannath's car festival, condoled the death of the teenager and assured the victim's parents that culprits would be punished.

The death of the girl came two days after Orissa High Court, which monitored her treatment, directed the state government to continue providing best available treatment to her and gave liberty to petitioner advocate Prabir Das, a social activist, to approach the court in case he felt any negligence in her treatment. (MORE)

  

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First Published: Jun 21 2012 | 9:35 PM IST

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