Trending Now
- “Due to the Union Govt’s failure to properly plan for electricity shortages, Rajasthan is purchasing electricity at Rs.46 per unit.” – Explains Minister Nirmal Kumar on power procurement
- “Despite repeated warnings about the deteriorating law and order situation, the government remains indifferent. It must stop playing with people’s safety.” – DMK MP Kanimozhi
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warns that AI and robotics could pose major challenges to employment opportunities over the next 20 years.
- Reports say Superstar Rajinikanth starrer ‘Jailer 2’ has crossed Rs.700 crore in worldwide box-office collections.
Coimbatore
Cops asked to pay Rs27L relief to torture victim
July 8, 2017
The Kerala State Police Complaint Authority has ordered the Nooranad police in Kollam to give Rs 27 lakh as compenstation to one Aravindakshan, 37, for custodial torture.
The Noornad Sub Inspector and six civil police officers were held guilty for the torture.
The victim was taken into custody on March 12, 2014, in connection with an attack on a police team at Karimukom temple on March 8. The authority asked the government to pay immediately Rs 5 lakh to the victim who was an employee of the NSS High School, Chalassery. The rest of the amount has to be paid by the guilty police officials.
