5. Police Lathicharge Tribals including children in Orissa; NHRC asks its Special Rapporteur to enquire
Following the directions of the Commission, its Special Rapporteur, Shri A.B. Tripathy has begun enquiring into the allegations of lathicharge on tribals by police of Orissa, which was reported in the Asian Age Newspaper of 17 May 2005.
The news story had stated that a group of tribals numbering around 5000 from the Kalinganagar area of Orissa had gathered on 9th May 2005 to protest against non-payment of dues for land acquired for the construction of Steel Plants and delay in rehabilitation by the State Government. They were brutally assaulted by the police and the barbarous, uncivilized act of police had left four tribals including two children dead.
The news story had stated that a group of tribals numbering around 5000 from the Kalinganagar area of Orissa had gathered on 9th May 2005 to protest against non-payment of dues for land acquired for the construction of Steel Plants and delay in rehabilitation by the State Government. They were brutally assaulted by the police and the barbarous, uncivilized act of police had left four tribals including two children dead.