PARADIP: The Chairman of National Commission for SC and ST, PL Punia, has summoned Jagatsinghpur Collector Narayan Chandra Jena and SP S. Debdatta Singh for personal appearance on December 27 in connection with the Kujang firecrackers explosion case. As Kujang police have been silent on the issue even a month after the incident, State Dalit Association president Ashok Biswal and Jagatsinghpur Ambedkar Association president Manoj Bhoi had sought the intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes seeking proper inquiry into the explosion besides compensation to the injured persons and kin of the deceased. Though two persons of Balrampur village had lodged an FIR against the accused, Kujang police are yet to act against those involved. Police have, however, registered a case against the owner of firecracker manufacturing unit. The Collector, meanwhile, said he is yet to receive any letter from the Commission for appearance but the administration has already requested the State Government to compensate the victim families and steps have been taken for the purpose. Meanwhile, IG (Crime Branch) Susant Nath visited Kujang police station and inquired about the probe status. He also visited the spot at Kujang bazaar where the explosion took place in November.
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