Jamshedpur, Dec. 14 -- The Jharkhand high court has ordered the state police to pay Rs.1.50 lakh in compensation to Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Tarun Kumar Mahato and directed a probe into his alleged thrashing in police custody on November 28, officials said on Saturday.

"The division bench of HC chief justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Rajesh Shankar on Thursday ordered the state director general of police (DGP) to pay Rs.1.50 lakh as compensation to Tarun Kumar Mahato immediately and file a reply in court within the next four weeks regarding the custodial thrashing allegations. The bench has also ordered recovery of the amount from the erring police officials, saying that individual accountability must b...