Odisha Child Rights Commission seeks report on home guard's assault on young tea seller

Chairperson Sandhyabati Pradhan said the Commission will also inquire why the minor was engaged in a tea stall and if required, he will be rehabilitated under the government schemes.
Image for representational purposes. (Express Illustrations)
Image for representational purposes. (Express Illustrations)

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has sought a report from Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash on the June 29 incident of a home guard allegedly assaulting a minor boy at a tea stall in the Kesura area.

Chairperson Sandhyabati Pradhan said the Commission will also inquire why the minor was engaged in a tea stall and if required, he will be rehabilitated under the government schemes. 

DCP Umashankar Dash had suspended home guard AK Biswal of PCR-29 for chiding the tea vendor and kicking him for keeping the shop open beyond the permissible time of 6 am to 1 pm during the partial lockdown.

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