Anti-CAA stir: K'taka govt withdraws ex gratia

December 25, 2019 15:56

The exgratia amount of Rs 10 lakh each announced by the Karnataka government to the family of two people killed in the police firing during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Mangaluru has been withdrawn, chief minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.

Soon after the incident which occurred on December 19, the state government had announced an exgratia of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the firing.

"We have not decided yet to give the exgratia to the family members of those killed in the police firing because giving criminals ex gratia is an unpardonable crime in itself. Earlier, the government had decided to give them compensation, but now we have withdrawn it," Yediyurappa told reporters after a marathon meeting with the senior officials of the Dakshina Kannada district.

The chief minister returned from Kerala on Tuesday night and held a series of meetings with the officials in the night as well as in the morning.

He said he has directed the police to identify the hooligans who rioted on December 19, book cases against them and initiate stringent action.

"It is now clear that it (Mangaluru riot) was a conspiracy. People tried to barge into the armoury of the police station. We are not going to spare anybody," Yediyurappa said.

Noting that the violence was a meticulous conspiracy, the chief minister said stones hurled at police were brought in an autorickshaw-trolley and dumped.

The government would ascertain the background of those involved in arson and violence and arrest all those involved in the crime, he added. -- PTI

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