The State Human Rights Commission on Monday recommended the government to pay a compensation of ₹1 lakh to a complainant in a case of police excess in Tirunelveli district.
SHRC member D. Jayachandran also recommended the government to recover the sum from Inspector of Police S. Velkani attached to Tirunelveli town police station and sought disciplinary proceedings against her.
According to Mohamed Kaniammal, wife of Althaf Hussain of Vazhukku Odai, she had a dispute with a neighbour over the construction of a compound wall between their houses and installation of a CCTV camera.