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Bengal CM gives job, Rs 25 lakh to lynched kin
The Hindu··11 Jul
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday handed over a civic volunteer job letter and a Rs 25 lakh compensation cheque to the kin of Indrajit Mondal, who was lynched after an 11-year-old girl's rape-murder case in South 24 Parganas, The Hindu reported. Five people have so far been arrested in the lynching case.
Prism
What It Means For You
- State aid and jobs are being used to support affected families.
- Mob justice after crimes can create a second set of victims.
- New police outposts aim to reassure tense local communities.
What's Happening
- Adhikari gave Mondal's kin a job letter and Rs 25 lakh.
- Five people have been arrested in the lynching case.
- He also inaugurated a police outpost at Surjapur.
Baruipur Case
- An 11-year-old girl's body was found on July 5.
- Indrajit Mondal was lynched the same day on suspicion.
- One rape-murder accused died in a July 7 encounter.
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