Pay ₹10 lakh compensation to kin of all those killed in Manipur violence in four weeks: NHRC
The Hindu
NHRC said it has asked Manipur government to pay ₹10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all the people who died in ethnic clashes since May
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on November 17 said it has asked Manipur government to pay ₹10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all the people who died in ethnic clashes since May.
After completing its two-day camp in Guwahati to hear cases from the northeastern States, NHRC also ordered the Manipur government to complete the assessment of damaged houses and pay ₹10 lakh compensation to each of the victims within six weeks.
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"We have been told that the next of kin of 93 persons, who died in the violence, have been given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh. We were told that 180 people were killed till a particular date.
"We have asked them to complete the process to pay compensation to the next of kin of the remaining people within four weeks and report to us," NHRC chairperson Justice Arun Kumar Mishra said at a press conference here.
Regarding rebuilding of houses damaged during the violence, the commission directed the Manipur government to complete the assessment within six weeks for distributing the compensation as per the existing scheme, he added.
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