Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has registered a case over the incident of a boy being projected and worshipped as ‘Kalki’ avatar in Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar.
Sources said the Commission has registered the case suo motu after it came across reports about the boy being worshipped at ‘Baikunta Dham Ashram’ in Khandagiri area.
This apart, the OSCPCR has asked the IIC of the Khandagiri police station to submit a report on the issue within 15 days, according to Commission cheirperson Mandakinee Kar.
The commission has also directed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to conduct an investigation into the incident. Instructions has been given to the District Child Protection Officer to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Appropriate action will be taken after after the probe report is received, said Kar.
It may be noted that a voluntary organisation had lodged a complaint at the Bharatpur police station, alleging that a man, identified as Kashinath Mishra, has been claiming that his son is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu in ‘Kalki Avatar.’
The controversy erupted after photographs of Mishra’s son surfaced, showing him sitting in a chair with sacred tulsi on his feet.
Police said necessary steps are being taken after receiving the complaint against the father-son duo. The man has been accused of trying to hurt religious sentiments by projecting the son as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.