Rajashree Swain, a 26-year-old Odisha girl cricketer, was found hanging from a tree in a deep forest in Cuttack district on Friday (January 13), in line with authorities. She was lacking since January 11.
The police stated that the deceased Rajashree additionally left a suicide observe, wherein she alleged psychological harassment.
“A case of unnatural death has been registered in the matter. We found her body hanging from a tree in the Gurudijhatia forest in the Athagarh area. We will probe the death from all angles,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Pinak Mishra stated.
Rajashree’s household, in the meantime, claimed that she was murdered. “She was murdered since the body exhibited injury marks and her eyes were damaged,” Rajashree’s family alleged.
#WomanCricketerLoss of life: Father of Rajashree Swain alleges that she was murdered and her physique was hanged; he pins blame on #Odisha Cricket Association (OCA)
— OTV (@otvnews) January 13, 2023
Further accusing the Cricket Association of Odisha of being prejudiced, her household stated that Swain was denied a spot within the crew regardless of outperforming a number of others who have been chosen.
As per stories, the Odisha state crew was introduced on Tuesday (January 10, 2023) and Rajashree Swain was not chosen for the match’s 16-woman roster. As per her roommate, she was noticed crying when the names of crew members have been introduced on Wednesday night, and he or she went away from the resort the place that they had all stayed for the coaching session shortly after.
Rajashree had reportedly advised her coach, Pushpanjali Banerjee, that she was going to satisfy her father at her dwelling in Puri. On Thursday, January 12, when she didn’t return dwelling and her telephone was discovered switched off, Pushpanjali Banerjee filed a lacking particular person’s report on the Mangalabag police station in Cuttack.
Following this, the police launched an inquiry into the matter. The final identified location of Rajashree’s cell was found within the forest through the preliminary investigation. The cops started looking out within the forest based mostly on this info. Meanwhile, the police retrieved Rajashree’s scooty and helmet deserted close to the forest, based mostly on info offered by the locals. Following that, the police carried out searches all through the forest. Finally, the cops discovered Rajashree’s physique within the forest underneath the Gurudijhatiya police station space of Cuttack district.
Jayashree, Rajashree’s sister, blamed the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) directors and coach for Rajashree’s premature dying. Jayshree acknowledged that Rajashree had known as her on January tenth and was sobbing as a result of she had not been chosen for the Odisha crew. When Jayashree congratulated Rajashree on her unimaginable efficiency, the latter complained that the Cricket Association was biased in opposition to her.
Jayashree alleged that her sister was in acute misery and had advised her although she had carried out properly, she couldn’t make it to the ultimate checklist because of alleged unfair means adopted within the choice process by the OCA.
Speaking to the media, Rajashree’s mom stated, “She had come to Cuttack for a selection camp. She was living at Palace Hotel. After 10 days of selection camp, she was intentionally excluded from the final team although she was the best player. She was under stress and had called up her sister. She informed that she was not included in the team despite being an all-rounder.”
“My daughter has been missing since then. But, they (the camp organisers) did not inform us anything. When we contacted them they claimed that Rajashree has gone missing,” her mom added.
Meanwhile, Rajashree’s father Gunanidhi additionally raised questions on how his daughter may attain the dense forest space, which is a habitation for elephants, and practically 30 km away from the resort the place she was staying alongside along with her teammates. He alleged that his daughter was killed after which hung to offer an impression of suicide. “The OCA authorities have killed my daughter and hung her body from the tree inside the forest to suppress their wrongdoings,” alleged Gunanidhi.
Cricketer Rajashree Swain dying: #Odisha Cricket Association CEO, Subrat Behera says
-No irregularities in choice
-Selection committee in cost
-No one else has any function
-Players higher than Rajashree chosen
-Whatever occurred is absolutely unhappy
-No one ought to take such step
— OTV (@otvnews) January 13, 2023
Subrat Behera, the CEO of the affiliation, whereas expressing shock over the demise of the cricketer, refuted the household’s claims saying that the choice was completed in a really clear method. “If there was prejudice, how did she find a place in the 25-member probable team, which attended the camp,” Behera added.
