Karnal, July 25 -- A 27-year-old Indian student from Haryana's Kurukshetra district has been awarded £22,500 (approximately Rs.26.2 lakh) in damages by the United Kingdom's Home Office, following a legal challenge against his 27-day detention.

The settlement was reached this month in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice in London. The compensation covers loss of liberty, emotional distress, and missed opportunities.

According to his counsel, Sukhvinder Nara-former senior deputy advocate general for Haryana-the student was legally in the UK on a study visa when immigration enforcement officers raided his workplace, a convenience store, on November 13, 2024.

He was accused of exceeding the 20-hour weekly work limit...