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An Odisha Police ASI in Bhadrak was suspended on Tuesday for alleged dereliction of duty in a high-profile minor girl abduction case that drew the intervention of the Orissa High Court.
Reports stated that Bhadrak SP Manoj Raut ordered the suspension of Dhamnagar police station ASI Nepal Saha after the investigating officer failed to trace the victim and the accused for nearly two months.
According to police records, the incident occurred on June 17 when 22-year-old Rajesh Jena of Talapada village, along with two accomplices, allegedly abducted a schoolgirl from Kankara village under Dhamnagar police limits.
The girl's mother ...