Summary:
The Assam Rifles has announced that it will pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of a Manipur villager who was allegedly murdered by a Major of the paramilitary force
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The Assam Rifles has announced that it will pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of a Manipur villager who was allegedly murdered by a Major of the paramilitary force.
Major Alok Sathe of Assam Rifles had allegedly shot dead 29-year-old Mangboilal Lhuvum, a resident of Chalwa village under Kangpokpi police station area of ​​Kangpokpi district.
The Manipur police arrested Sathe following widespread protests against the villager`s killing.
A daily wage labourer and father of two children.
Brigadier PS Arora, Commander of 22 Sector Assam Rifles has signed an agreement to pay compensation to the kin of the person.
The family members of the victim are signatories to the agreement, apart from leaders from the Manipur government and some local civil society organisations.
Assam Rifles will give a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased.
He has been handed an initial amount of Rs 1 lakh.