Kerala govt. hands over ₹50 lakh to Naxal leader’s kin
The Hindu
The amount will be utilised to set up memorial for A. Varghese, say family members
The Kerala government handed over a compensation of ₹50 lakh to the siblings of Naxalite leader A. Varghese, who was shot dead by the police in Thirunelli forest in Wayanad district in 1970. The State Cabinet on February 24 had approved the recommendation of the Secretary-level committee to compensate the family. The amount was recently deposited in the bank accounts of Varghese’s brothers A. Thomas and A. Joseph and sisters Mariyam and Annamma.
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