Investigation in the aftermath of brutal communal crimes is only one part of the issue. Victims' families are all poor and had been dependent on the income that the men brought home. Without compensation, they stare at financial uncertainty. https://thewire.in/rights/dakshina-kannada-karnataka-communal-hate-crime-compensation
Since the incident, Shafi has had no job, no home to return to, and no support from the state government either. Although the police have arrested eight persons, including Pujari, there has been no further communication from the police or the Congress-led state government, he shares. “My family has been appealing to Congress leaders for compensation,” he says, “but there has been no response from the government so far”.
04/07/2025