state approves compensation for deaths of prisoners
Mumbai, April 16 -- The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a policy for payment of ex gratia to the next of kin of prisoners who die of unnatural circumstances while being lodged in jails in the state. According to the policy, families of inmates who die by suicide will get Rs.1 lakh, while kin of inmates who die due to accidents, atrocities by jail staff, and skirmishes with other inmates will get Rs.5 lakh. Natural deaths have been excluded from the ambit of the policy. P4...
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