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Nhrc Relief Not Enough: Ms Gill, Tarlochan Singh


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Former associate member of National Human Rights Commission Tarlochan Singh today joined Congress Rajya Sabha member from Punjab MS Gill in terming as ‘meagre’ the Rs 1.75 lakh each of compensation the commission has awarded to the kith of those who were killed and cremated as ‘unidentified’ during the militancy days in Punjab.

In a letter to Justice KG Balakrishnan, chairperson of NHRC, Tarlochan Singh said: “The compensation of Rs.1.75 lakh to each victim is too meager. No amount of money can compensate a family that has lost an earning member due to police brutality. But various state governments these days normally give a minimum Rs 5 lakh to families of persons who die during police firings or other unnatural deaths. Kindly raise the compensation amount substantially.”

Gill had yesterday demanded 9 per cent interest on the entire amount given to victims’ families

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