Kerala to pay ₹12.5 lakh to K. K. Surendran for 2003 custodial torture in the Muthanga agitation, to be recovered from police officers
10 October 2026
The Kerala government has decided to pay ₹12.5 lakh to K. K. Surendran, a former senior lecturer at the Sulthan Bathery DIET in Wayanad, who was tortured in police custody in 2003 during the Muthanga agitation. The government chose to implement the court order without filing an appeal. The State Police Chief has been directed to recover the amount, with interest, from the police officers responsible. The Home Department order was reported on 10 October.
Compensation:
₹12.5 lakh
Recipient:
K. K. Surendran
Year of the custodial torture:
2003
To be recovered from:
The police officers responsible
Why it matters for exams: The Muthanga agitation of 2003 is a recurring Kerala history and tribal-rights topic, and this order is its latest official consequence.
Kerala PSC