Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 13 -- The Kerala government must pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to a student who was brutally assaulted by police personnel at Venjaramoodu in February 2023, the State Human Rights Commission has ruled, directing that the amount be recovered from the officials responsible.
Commission Chairperson Justice Alexander Thomas ordered that the compensation be paid within six weeks. The government can subsequently recover Rs 1.6 lakh from the Sub-Inspector concerned and Rs 10,000 each from four police personnel, in accordance with the law.
The order stipulates that an interest of eight per cent must be paid if the compensation is not disbursed within six weeks. The Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department has also...