Orissa police may invoke Section 160 CrPC on nun who was raped

 Orissa police may force nun to cooperate in probe  Zee News The Orissa police is contemplating invoking Section 160 of Criminal Procedure Code to force the allged rape victim nun to cooperate with the police, official sources said on Friday. The state government, which was happy with the Supreme Court which refused to order a CBI probe into the case, was surprised at the nun's media conference in Delhi where she reiterated her lack of faith in Orissa police and said she will not like to be further harassed. If the nun avoided the investigation, the crime branch probing the case might invoke Section 160 CrPC to ensure her appearance to cooperate in the probe, the sources said.   According to the section 160 of CrPC, any police officer making an investigation can order a person to appear before him and the person has to follow the order. A senior home department official said that though it was not in favour of putting pressure on the alleged rape victim, the police had no alternative because the proposed test identification parade (TIP) could not be held without her presence. The state government has offered the nun to choose the venue of the proposed TIP besides assuring full protection to her and her associates. Home Secretary TK Mishra had last night told reporters that the crime branch would accept any venue chosen by the nun for the TIP. In the history of the crime investigation in Orissa, the state government had never extended such facilities as given to the nun, pointed out an official. This apart, the official said, the government has arrested nine persons though the nun had alleged that one person had raped her. "We have arrested nine people who were involved in the crime. But it is for the nun to identify the real culprit," he said.  source  Bureau Report