Justice Naidu to probe Kalinga Nagar firing case

Orissa Govt had decided to conduct a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the incident in which 13 people were killed.

Justice AS Naidu of Orissa High Court will inquire into the January 2 police firing at Kalinga Nagar in Jajpur district, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Chief Justice of the High Court Sujit Burman Roy had informed the Government about its decision to entrust Justice Naidu with the responsibility.

Orissa government had decided to conduct a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the incident in which 13 people, including 12 tribals, were killed.

After Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had requested the Chief Justice to spare a sitting judge for the inquiry, the former had expressed his inability to do the same.

Patnaik had requested the Chief Justice again to spare a judge to conduct the probe, the sources said.