Unhappy over the probe by the Crime Branch of State police into the mysterious death of lady doctor Madhabalita Pradhan in Puri last year, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday recommended a CBI probe into the matter.
The Railway police had recovered the body of the lady Ayush doctor from railway tracks at Malatipatapur in Puri district on October 12, 2012.
While mystery shrouds the death of the lady doctor, police suspect she committed suicide on the railway tracks. She was transferred from Brahmagiri area of Puri district to Malatipatapur a few days before her death.
“It can safely be concluded that the present case is an appropriate case where the investigation by the police authorities is not in the proper direction and in order to do complete justice in the case, it would be prudent and advisable to transfer the investigation to an independent agency like CBI,” said the NCW report. The report also observed “...there is an attempt to obstruct inquiry by the commission in order to protect a ruling party MLA.”
Brahmagiri MLA and BJD Youth wing president Sanjay Dasburma had written a letter to CDMO (chief district medical officer), Puri on August 8 last year recommending transfer of another doctor in place of Madhabilata Pradhan.
Later, the same MLA had sent a letter recommending that she (Madhabilata) should not be disturbed and should continue in her post.
The commission also recommended police protection to the family members of the deceased.
Agency adds: Reacting to the NCW’s recommendation of a CBI probe into the matter, Dasburma said: “I welcome any investigation...be it CBI. However, it should also be probed under which circumstances the NCW made this recommendation after seven months of the incident.”