₹2 Lakh Compensation Awarded To Woman For Son’s Custodial Death Dubiously Attributed To Railway Line Fall: Chhattisgarh High Court
A woman from Chhattisgarh approached the High Court after her 27-year-old son, Suraj Haththel, died while in police custody. The Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking an independent investigation into the custodial death and compensation for the loss of her son. She alleged that the police were responsible for torture that led to his unnatural death, and the State attempted to suppress crucial evidence. Demand for Independent Investigation and Access…