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Hemanta Pradhan | TNN

Pay Rs 5L to next of kin of man who hanged self in jail in 2018: OHRC

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has recommended to the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of Jitendra Kumar Biswal, who had hanged himself inside the bathroom of Jharpada special jail here on May 11, 2018.

The rights panel passed this order on August 2 after hearing petitioner and human rights activist, Prabir Kumar Das.

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