Bhubaneswar, Nov. 26 -- Bhubaneswar: Amid a massive public outrage over the abduction and subsequent murder of five-year-old girl 'Pari' in Nayagarh, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now demanded handing over the case to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) for a fair investigation.

Addressing a presser, BJP Mahila Morcha leader Smrutirekha Patnaik also demanded the immediate ouster of minister Arun Sahoo from the Naveen Cabinet for his alleged involvement in shielding the perpetrators of the crime. If the demands are not met, the party will launch protests across the state anytime in the next 48 hours, she has warned.

"We don't want a Crime Branch probe. If the state government wants a free and fair investig...