Bhubaneswar: A case was filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the alleged rape of an Odisha woman, who was rescued by police in the Sarai Kale Khan area of Delhi.
The victim was spotted by a passerby who then informed the police around 3:30 am Friday.
Advocate and human rights activist Radhakant Tripathy filed the case Sunday alleging the Delhi government of failing to protect the destitute woman.
Tripathy further accused the government of Delhi has learnt nothing to take precautions and preventive measures even after the Nirbhaya case. The rights activist also urged the NHRC to investigate the case independently and impartially’
The apex rights body of India has also been requested to issue directions for the rehabilitation of the victim with proper medical care and compensation.
Sources said that senior officials from the office of the Resident Commissioner of Odisha in Delhi are in contact with the survivor and local police.
Meanwhile, the opposition BJD has criticised the state government’s silence on the incident, which has garnered national attention.
Taking to his X handle, BJD Rajya Sabha member Manas Mangaraj said: “Shocking brutality in Delhi! An Odia woman gang-raped in the National Capital 3 days ago on the eve of Dussehra, stranded on the streets; and later admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre.”
“Call it negligence or apathy, the Odisha government has turned a blind eye to the plight of distressed woman and seems to be busy in holidays. The CM is visiting puja pandals but has no time to make a statement on #OdiaAsmita being brutally assaulted in Delhi. Ironically, the Resident Commissioner’s office in Delhi has also maintained a stoic silence on this matter. This is very unfortunate. Hope good sense prevails and the woman is taken care of,” Mangaraj said in his social media post.
As per reports, one 34-year-old woman, a nursing graduate from Odisha, was allegedly raped by unknown miscreants who later dumped the victim in a semi-conscious state in Sarai Kale Khan area of southeast Delhi on the intervening night of October 10 and 11.
The victim was rescued by the police team and took her to AIIMS Trauma Center where she is undergoing treatment.
The Delhi Police has reportedly registered a case against unknown miscreants under sections 70(1) [gang rape] and 115(2) [voluntarily causing hurt] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Multiple teams have been formed to apprehend the alleged culprits involved in the brutal incident.
PNN & Agencies