Tanahun, June 14: The Ministry of Finance has sent a
letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs to provide compensation to family of
Sujan Tamang of Vyas Municipality-1, who died in police custody.
The Home
Ministry consulted with the Finance Ministry and the latter wrote the letter to
the Home Ministry to provide the compensation to the family of the
deceased.
Coordinator
of the Struggle Committee, Santa Tamang, said that a decision on compensation
would be made from the cabinet meeting.
The
local administration had decided to provide Rs. 1.5 million as compensation to
Tamang's family.
The
Struggle Committee launched agitation saying the family of the deceased could
not get compensation even after two months have passed after the agreement.
Police
said that Tamang died on the same night of arrest on the charge of drug abuse
on March 28 as he fell while fleeing when he was taken to Damauli hospital for
treatment. RSS
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