ACHR asks Meghalaya govt for rs 10 lakh for teenager’s death

The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to direct the Meghalaya government to act against policemen responsible for the death of a teenager.

Seventeen-year-old Sngewlem Kharsati of Puriang village in State’s East Khasi Hills district was picked up by police on May 9 allegedly in an extortion case and was beaten to death in Mawryngkneng police station.

The Delhi-based ACHR also demanded an interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh be paid to the next of kin of Kharsati.

However, last week, the State Government announced Rs 2 lakh compensation and initiated actions against the policemen.

The state government has found a number of police personnel guilty for the death of the teenager.

On May 11, the ACHR filed a complaint with the NHRC after the relatives of the boy provided the former with an FIR.