The Odisha Police on Thursday (August 7, 2025) transferred an ASI to ensure a transparent probe into the allegations of the father of a self-immolation victim that the officer had earlier refused to lodge an FIR about the deceased’s ex-boyfriend threatening her of uploading her intimate photographs on social media.
Odisha self-immolation case: Crime Branch of Odisha police arrests two persons linked to the death
A 19-year-old college student died by self-immolation at her house in Kendrapara district on Wednesday (August 6), with her father claiming that had the police lodged the FIR when he approached the law enforcers six months ago, his daughter would not have taken the extreme step.
Kendrapara Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kataria said Assistant Sub-Inspector Sailendra Mohan Palei was transferred from Pattamundai (Rural) police station to the police district headquarters to ensure a transparent probe into the allegation made by the victim’s father.
Body of Puri girl brought to Odisha from Delhi
