BHUBANESWAR: Taking strong note of police inaction, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday asked the

in Puri district to submit the action taken report into the recent alleged gangrape of a 19-year-old girl within three days.

"The commission has asked the Pipili police to register a case and submit action taken report within three days. The SP of Puri has been directed to monitor the investigation of the case," OHRC registrar C R Mohapatra said.

The girl, who is also a court witness in a molestation case, was allegedly raped by two persons in Pipili area on November 28. Her family members alleged she was targeted by goons for being a court witness.

Earlier in the afternoon the rape victim, in a comatose state after being strangled by rapists, and her family members came to the OHRC office here seeking justice. She was lying on the floor with saline drips and nasal feeding pipes pierced to her body. Her sobbing uncle and brother refused to move from there until justice is delivered to them. "Neither the government nor the police helps us in getting justice. While government is not ready to bear her medical expenses, police are not receiving her complaint," the rape victim's uncle said.

The disgruntled family on Saturday approached the

(SCW) alleging police inaction into the alleged rape and murder attempt on her. Though the SCW assured her help and medication, it came a cropper. The SCW had arranged to shift her to hospital again on the same day. "The woman was critical and needed medical help. We first took her to Capital Hospital. But she can't get psychological and neurological help here. That is why on medical advice, she was referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital," said Jyoti Panigrahi, chairperson of SCW, adding "the commission will ensure that she gets justice."

However, the family chose not to go to Cuttack again as they can't afford treatment there. Instead, they shifted her to a relative's place in Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile following media reports, a few police officers from Pipili rushed to Bhubaneswar to listen to her grievances on Monday. The police again shifted her to Capital Hospital following a directive by the OHRC.

Source said the girl was first allegedly assaulted on January 13, 2008, a few weeks after some miscreants molested her friend in the village. The miscreants attacked her house again on February 18, 2008 after she became a court witness in the molestation case. Police had then arrested two persons, sources said. Though police are yet to ascertain whether the alleged rape on her in November last year was anything to do with the 2008 case, it was alleged the girl was raped by a married man, who was insisting to marry her since long. He was a close associate of one of the two persons arrested in the 2008 case. "We will investigate from all angles," Pipili sub-divisional police officer Rajendra Kumar Rout said.