Relief fast-tracked for murder victim’s family
The Hindu
50% of compensation disbursed after post-mortem examination
The district administration fast-tracked the relief to be provided to the next of kin of Nallapu Ramya (21), an engineering student who was murdered in the city on Sunday. This was in conformity to the G.O. Ms. No. 95 of the Social Welfare Department to be followed in the cases pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The Guntur Urban Police had arrested Kunchala Sasikrishna and sent him to judicial remand on Monday, in less than 24 hours after the incident. The government had announced an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh, which was also disbursed to the victim’s family.More Related News