Ker govt to give rs 10 L financial aid to Satnam's kin

The Kerala government today decided to provide Rs 10 lakh financial aid to the family of 26-year-old Satnam Singh, who died after being assaulted at a mental asylum here on August 4, 2012.
The decision in this regard was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a government press release said.
23-year-old Satnam,a native of Bihar,was an undergraduate law student, had been taken into custody by police August 1, 2012 for allegedly causing disturbance at a function at the Mata Amritanandamayi mutt.
He was later shifted to an asylum for treatment, where he died after allegedly being assualted by some employees and inmates, an enquiry revealed.

Cases registered against the employees in this regard is before a court, the release added.
Satnam, who was under treatment for some mental ailment, had according to media reports, run away from home in May 2012 and landed at the Mutt in Kollam.