Rourkela: Amid outrage over the mysterious death of Rourkela Assistant Collector Sushmita Minz, Rourkela SP Mitrabhanu Mahapatra on Thursday ordered a probe into the matter by a DCP-rank officer.
DCP-rank officer Banita Majhi will conduct the investigation, the SP said.
This came two days after members of Sundargarh Adivasi Mach, a tribal outfit, gheraoed the office of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) here demanding CBI probe into the incident. Sushmita was found dead in a pond of newly-constructed Sensory Park here on September 19 evening. The outfit also demanded the arrest of Sundargarh Collector and Rourkela ADM, holding them responsible for her death.
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While claiming that she was depressed due to intense workplace pressure, her brother Sandip had also sought an investigation into the role of Sundargarh Collector, Rourkela ADM, Gurundia block development officer (BDO), Gurundia child development project officer and a woman sub-inspector in her death.
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Sushmita’s family also alleged that the police in cahoots with the doctors had prepared a fake postmortem report to conceal the real cause of her death.
Notably, the postmortem report of the 35-year-old officer had ruled out homicide and police had been investigating other possible angles of suicide, abetment to suicide and accidental drowning in connection with her death.
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