Rs 25L solatium for Harsha family

NT Correspondent

The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for the family of Harsha, a Bajrang Dal activist who was killed by some miscreants in Shivamogga recently.

Disclosing this at a news conference here on Thursday, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S.Eshwarappa said the compensation cheque would be handed over to Harsha’s parents on March 6 at his residence in Shivamogga by him and former CM and Shikarpur MLA B.S.Yediyurappa.

The situation in Shivamogga is normal and all educational institutions have reopened since last Monday. The police are investigating the murder case from all angles and are likely to identify organisations behind the murder, he said. Harsha was brutally attacked by a gang of miscreants in Shivamogga. After the attack, the city had witnessed incidents of violence causing huge loss to public and private property. The district administration had imposed curfew to control the situation.