The India Freedom of Expression Initiative (IFEI) welcomed the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) directive to award a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of journalist Shahdev Dey, whose charred body was found on April 2, after he went missing on March 29.

On Tuesday, the NHRC in its order directed the chief secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to provide monetary compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to Dey’s family within two weeks.