Muthanga Teacher Torture Case: Govt To Pay Rs 12.5 Lakh Compensation

The Keralam government has sanctioned Rs 12.5 lakh as compensation to a teacher who was allegedly subjected to custodial torture by police in connection with the 2003 Muthanga tribal land agitation in Wayanad.Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam government has sanctioned Rs 12.5 lakh as compensation to a teacher who was allegedly subjected to custodial torture by police in connection with the 2003 Muthanga tribal land agitation in Wayanad, officials said on Saturday.The Home Department, in an order issued on October 8, directed the State Police Chief to release the compensation to K K Surendran, a senior lecturer at the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) in Sulthan Bathery at the time of the incident, and recover the amount from the personal assets of the two police officers held responsible for his illegal arrest and custodial torture.