Karnataka High Court orders to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation for arresting a wrong person

Bengaluru (Karnataka) – In a case of wrongful arrest of 56 years old Ningaraju N Karnataka High Court ordered that he be given Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation. In the year 2011 a case was filed against Raju NGN; this is not that individual.

A 56-year-old man has been compensated with ₹5 lakh for having been wrongfully arrested in a criminal case, due to a confusion over his namehttps://t.co/1pp7QHRf5r

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The Court said It is surprising that the arrest was made without checking if the individual is the person against whom the complaint was made. This individual has been arrested without first checking and confirming his identity.

Editorial Viewpoints

• This amount should be taken from the responsible Police officers ! It is necessary to make a law that when this type of incident happens or when an individual is found to be innocent, compensation should be given to that person.
• From this incident, it can be understood ‘how the Police do their work’ ! That is why people have lost their faith in the Police.