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July 2, 2009: The fast-track court in Kandhamal
District sentenced a 58-year, a tribal leader named
Chakradhar Mallick, resident of Dampidhia village,
Daringbadi block, Kandhamal who had set the house of
Loknath Digal a man belong the same village on fire and
threatened to kill him.
He was also accused of instigating other people in the
village to set afire the houses that belonged to the
people of the minority community. Chitta Ranjan Das the
Judge of fast-track court-II found Mallick, also
involved in other riot-related cases.
The court imposed a 2 year imprisonment on him, and in
addition to that he was fined rupees one thousand. Ten
thousand people have been named in the 827 cases
registered in regard with the Khandhamal riots.
Chargesheet has already been filed in 437 cases and
investigations are in progress in other cases, including
the case dealing with the rape of a nun.
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