You may recollect that it is two years since the massacres took place in Orissa, India.
Though the official figures do not add up, they do provide a picture of how little has been done in terms of justice (the picture is similar in terms of actual help to the victims):
Number of complaints lodged: 3232
Number of cases actually registered by the police: 831
Cases committed to so-called "fast track courts": 193
Number of cases actually being tried in court at present: 95
Number of cases which have been closed: 91
Number of persons convicted 176
Life imprisonment sentences 5
Persons arrested so far 794
Persons acquitted 653
Prabhu Guptara
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