The government of Maharashtra will compensate the families of prisoners who died in prison

The Maharashtra government took an important step and decided to compensate the families of the prisoners who died in custody. The decision comes to the instructions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). A government resolution (GR) was issued by the state government, which underlined the conditions under which the families or next of kin of the prisoners who died in prison would be compensated. Details of Compensation according to Gr, deaths of the following categories will be eligible for compensation: death due to accident/injury while doing jail duty: 5 lakh rupees due to negligence of jail medical officers or employees: Death Due to Physical Torture or Being by Jail Officers or Being EMPLOYES: 5 Lakh rupees due to physical torture or beater: 5 lakh rupees due to quarrels or attacks between prisoners, death due to death, where death is proved by death: 5 lakh calls in prison: 5 lakh rupees, but the government also did not provide the specific situations: The prisoner on bail or on a temporary leave is when the prisoner is on bail when the prisoner is on bail or on a temporary leave outside the prison or outside the prison, due to the death report, the imprisonment on the legal death report, the prisoner, the prisoner is on the prisoner, the prisoner is on the prisoner on the prisoner, when the prisoner is on the prisoner. is, the prisoner is on the prisoner on the prisoner. Outside of jail, if the prisoner is on bail or with a temporary leave during legal supervision or outside the prison, it is temporary leave. Have to do it. This report should include Mortem reports, death cause, the investigation report of the magistrate, medical records (before and after the admission of the prisoner in prison) and other relevant details. This report must be submitted to the regional head of the prison department. If the regional head, after reviewing the report, believes that death is eligible for compensation, a thorough investigation will be conducted with the help of prison or police officers and vigilance teams. The investigation will help determine whether the compensation is appropriate or not. If the compensation process from the investigation confirms that the compensation is appropriate, the Department’s head will have to receive a report from the Medical Council. This report will be sent to Maharashtra, along with the findings of the investigation, for further reviews for further reviews. If the proposal is considered complete and accurate, it will be sent to the state government for final approval. After approved, the compensation order is issued to the family. The purpose of this decision is to provide financial assistance to the families of the dead prisoners under the circumstances where death could be prevented, to ensure accountability within the gel system and to maintain the standards of human rights. Share this story -tags