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Rape and murder of a tribal woman: NHRC directs Telangana Government to pay compensation under PoA Act

On 5 April 2021, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the District Magistrate & Collector of Sangareddy District of Telangana to pay compensation to next of kins a tribal woman, who was raped and killed, under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The deceased tribal woman, aged about 32 years, […]