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Financial help scheme for crime victims on anvil

The state government is planning to introduce a Victim Compensation Scheme (VCS), where victims of serious offences will be compensated by the government.

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The state government is planning to introduce a Victim Compensation Scheme (VCS), where victims of serious offences will be compensated by the government.

Home department sources revealed that they had come across several instances, where families of those whom were either killed, injured or made disabled by the criminal elements had come under severe financial crisis. Under Section 357 (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), compensation should be provided to the victim.

“The government has decided to soon introduce and implement VCS. Victims of murder, violence and or those made disabled after injuring their eye or limbs will be compensated through this scheme. Also, legal heirs of the victims will be provided for,” stated a home department official, requesting anonymity.

The state has made few eligibility criteria to ensure that the scheme is not exploited. “The victim should not have any criminal background and only those who have under Rs2 lakh annual income will be eligible. The victim has to get a certificate from the medical officers about their injuries or disablement,” the official said.

Sources disclosed that dependents of murder victims could be given Rs1 lakh and assault and victims of disability due to the violence will be given Rs50,000 under this scheme. “We are waiting for an approval from the Finance Department. The scheme will be tailor-made as per the availability of the funds and will be applicable across the state,” said the official.

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