Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to the next to kin of tribal man: CM

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the tribal man who allegedly died in police custody in Sambalpur district on compassionate ground.
Expressing grief over the alleged custodial death of a 22-year-old tribal man, Patnaik also conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Abinash Munda of Bhalupali village, arrested in connection with a theft case by Ainthapali police, was found hanging with a bed-sheet inside the lockup last night.
While the victim's family members alleged that he was beaten to death in the custody, the police claimed that he had committed suicide.

Ainthapali police station was today ransacked and set on fire by hundreds of angry local people including women over the custodial death.
DGP RP Sharma has ordered the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) of the Odisha Police to probe into the incident.
The Inspector-in Charge of Ainthapali police station, a sentry, a diary charge officer have been suspended for alleged negligence, police said.