Roopa Mishra has created a history by dismissing the alleged rapist headmaster of Badamada Sevashram.

With a lady Collector in the helm of the District Administration justice for women can be fast and firm. The latest example is reported from Nabarangpur district, where Roopa Mishra is the Collector. 2004 batch IAS Topper, Ms.Mishra has set an example on 2 March. She on 2 March received a complaint from a lady school teacher of Badamada Sevashram in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district that girl inmates of the school are sexually harassed. The complainant alleged that the Headmaster of the residential school, Pradipta Kumar Sahu has been indulging in sexual activities with girl borders and has impregnated 4 innocent young girls. The Collector was prompt in taking action. She rushed a Team consisting of DWO, Program Officer along with the Staff Nurse of District Headquarters Hospital to the school for an on the spot inquiry to the sordid affairs. They found the complaint to be generally genuine and horrifying facts tumbled out. Headmaster along with a Gana Sikhyak and the husband of the Cook-cum-Attendant were involved in the sex racket. They made some innocent and hapless hostel inmates of Class VII and VIII, the victim of their lust. Ms.Mishra on receiving the report talked to the SP Nabarangpur Prafulla Chandra Barik, who is a sensitive top cop, who acted very fast. A case was registered and culprits were arrested immediately on the same day it self. Four girls have been sent for medical examination and one found to be pregnant. Another girl narrated a harrowing experience of an abortion in the Kosagumuda hospital. The issue rocked the Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) and cutting across party line lawmakers demanded exemplary punishment against the Head Master. While dismissal of Sahu was demanded by many, Dambarudhar Ulaka, senior MLA of Congress demanded exemplary punishment for the culprit. He blamed the junior officials in the district for their callous attitude towards the management of Residential Schools. Basudev Majhi, Congress echoed his views and demanded monitoring of the institutions regularly by senior officials. Karendra Majhi, BJP called for effective steps to curb such nasty incidents in future. Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Independent MLA asked for dismissal of the teacher. Pradeep Maharathy, BJD demanded slapping of NSA against the Head Master. Bishnu Das, BJD Lawmaker asked for tough action against the rapist teacher. Bhupinder Singh, Leader of Opposition asked the gauge the feeling of the House and take stringent action against the culprits.With a lady Collector in the helm of the District Administration justice for women can be fast and firm. The latest example is reported from Nabarangpur district. Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha, Minister ST & SC Development promised the Lawmakers to dismiss the headmaster, who has raped the tribal girls.in the floor of the House.Minister ST & SC Development tried to cool down the outraged MLAS, who cutting across party line demanded exemplary action against the rouge teacher. Mr.Bariha was replying to the adjournment motion on incidents of rape in Tribal Residential Schools. He promised the House that exemplary action in general and particularly dismissal of the teacher is on cards. Incidents of rapes in the Badaambada Residential School run by the Department of ST & SC Development in Nabarangpur district has hit the headlines in various newspapers and television channels. And the State Government has taken immediate steps to take the Head Master to task by throwing him behind the bars, said Minister. Four tribal girls were raped by the Head Master, Gana Sikhyak and a peon in the school, which came to light when an Assistant Teacher brought it to the notice of Roopa Mishra, Collector Nabarangpur. Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik has ordered a probe by the Crime Branch into alleged sexual abuse of tribal girls by staff members of a state-run residential school in Nabarangpur district He gave the direction on 17th March after Congress president Sonia Gandhi recently instructed a delegation led by AICC secretary Jaydev Jena to visit the "victims". Four minor girls of a school run by the Schedule caste and Schedule Tribe Department at Badaambada village were allegedly sexually abused by the staff of the school. So far four persons, including the headmaster, were arrested in the case. ST and SC development minister Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha admitted that one of victims was "found pregnant", while another girl claimed the headmaster forced her to terminate her pregnancy. "Both the girls were given Rs 50,000 each as compensation," the minister said. A four-member CB team, comprising two women officers, visited the school as part of the investigations and spoke to victims, Deputy Superintendent of police, CB, A Parija said. Collector Nabarangpur on 19 March issued marching order against Pradipta Kumar Sahu for his alleged inhuman action. Sahu the Head Sevak of Badaamda Sevashram in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangpur district was charged with sexual exploitation of minor girls. For the first time in State Administration, a government servant is dismissed with immediate effect without giving him opportunity to show cause and inquiry. Sahu along with Iswar Bhotra, Gana Sikhayk and Padman Bhotra, husband of cook has been sexually exploiting borders of the residential school. The Collector keeping in view the public interest, public order, tribal welfare, education of tribal girls, faith of the tribal community in the administrative machinery, local sentiments of the people, the grave and serious nature of offence has dismissed Sahu. Sahu has been dismissed under Article 311 (2) second provisioo (b) of the Constitution of India read with sub rule (ii) of Rule-18 of Orissa Civil Service (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1962. Now the Lady Collector has done it and Ashok Kumar Tripathy, Principal Secretary of the ST & SC Development Department feel that this will give the right signal across the state. The sexual abuse episode of the Head Sevak of the Badamada Sevashram hit headlines on 3 March, when the episode came to light in view of immediate action taken by the Collector. When a Lady Assistant Teacher brought the sordid matter to the attention of Collector, Ms.Mishra constituted a fact finding team headed by District Welfare Officer and Program Officer of ICDS Cell of Nabarangpur. They visited the Sevasharm and investigated the whole affair and the credulous joint enquiry report revealed the involvement of Sahu along with 2 others. Criminal case was filed against the accused persons and they were sent to jail. Immediately Sahu was placed under suspension, while services of Gana Sikhyak Iswar Bhotra and peon Padman Bhotra were terminated with immediate effect.