Under the victim compensation scheme, the Nayagarh district Legal Services Authority has decided to award Rs nine lakh as damage to the family of the minor girl of Jadupur village Pari, who was kidnapped and murdered in July last year.
The compensation was awarded following intervention of the Odisha State Legal Services Authority, said a release issued by the authority here. According to sources, 50 per cent of the compensation amount would be paid to the parents of Pari immediately and the remaining amount after conclusion of the trial of the case. Notably, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the State Crime Branch police headed by an Additional DG Arun Bothra is currently investigating into the sensational case while the Orissa High Court is adjudicating two PILs that have sought a CBI enquiry into it.