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Maha cabinet nod to ₹5 lakh relief in custodial deaths
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
|April 16, 2025
AFTER recommendations by human rights groups, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend financial compensation to the family members of custodial death victims.
AFTER recommendations by human rights groups, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday decided to extend financial compensation to the family members of custodial death victims. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired the cabinet meeting, which decided that compensation would be provided to the heirs of prisoners in custody in the state if they die due to unnatural causes.
This story is from the April 16, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
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