Human Rights Comm. directs Tamil Nadu govt to pay compensation

Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission has directed the state government to pay Rs 20,000, as compensation to a person who was harassed by the police in a civil matter. In its order, a Commission Bench, comprising Chairperson Justice A S Venkatachalamoorthy and Member K Mariappan, said after making the payment, the state government should recover the amount from an Inspector of Police, Perambalur Town police station Balaguru, in instalments. It also recommended that the Director-General of Police (DIG) should take necessary departmental action against the erring official in the light of the Commission’s findings. One S Selvaraj of Papanacherry in Ariyalur taluk in Perambalur district complained to the Commission that in August 2002, the Inspector came to his house, took him to the station and detained him in connection with a civil dispute with his brother Arulraj.

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