Court orders Rs. 3.95 cr. compensation in accident case 

Staff Reporter 
 
ERODE, August 11, 2018 00:00 IST

Second Additional District Judge P.R. Ramakrishnan has awarded a compensation of Rs. 3.95 crore to the two brothers, who lost both their parents in an accident in 2015.

The prosecution case is that Manoj Jain (39), of Udayappar Colony in Salem, was an assistant manager at a company in New Delhi.

On May 30, 2015, he along with his wife Saveetha (32) and two sons, Sidharth (9) and Mano (6), were on their way in a car to Bengaluru to board a flight to New Delhi. While nearing Kaveripattinam junction on the Dharmapuri – Krishnagiri National Highway, a goods-laden van hit their car. In the impact, both Manoj Jain and Saveetha, died on the spot, while their two sons suffered injuries, and were admitted to hospital.

Kaveripattinam police registered a case.

Manoj Jain’s parents and his two sons had filed a case in the court seeking compensation.