India, Aug. 7 -- Five months after 11-year-old Granth Hasmukh Mutha drowned in a civic swimming pool in Mira Road, the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has passed a resolution to offer a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to his family. The amount is to be recovered from the security deposit of the contractor appointed to manage and maintain the Gopinath Munde Sports Complex, where the incident occurred on April 20.

However, Granth's father, Hasmukh Mutha, has refused to accept the compensation, demanding accountability instead. "The MBMC commissioner has not blacklisted the contractor, suspended the contract, or taken action against the officials who were supposed to monitor the contractor. I do not want the money-no amount can compen...