The State Government has provided an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the alleged custodial death victim in Puri. This was informed by the Government’s counsel in the Orissa High Court during its hearing on the case.
Newly-appointed Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh in a reply to the court mentioned that K Ramesh died due to head injury after falling on the ground.
As the Government counsel took more time to file another reply, the court fixed December 14 as the next date of hearing.Petitioner Sarat Kumar Raiguru of Puri informed the court that the Government has stated that the death case is being probed by the Puri JMFC.
The petitioner has sought an impartial probe into the case, adequate compensation for Ranesh’s family and stringent action against the persons involved in the death.