Family of boy who was on boat that took fire from Italian marines seeks Rs 100 cr aid from Italy
   Date :11-Jul-2020

100 cr aid _1  
 
 
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Boy was 14 years old when the incident happened and he ended his life in July last year due to depression
 
 
THE family of a man who died by suicide has claimed that he was on a fishing boat that came under fire from Italian marines eight years ago when he was 14 years old and has appealed to the Centre to get Rs 100 crore compensation from Italy. After witnessing the firing by the marines from oil tanker “Enrica Lexie”, which killed two fishermen on February 15, 2012 off the Kerala coast, Prijin A was terrified and had sustained some minor injuries, the family claimed in its July 6 plea addressed to the Union Cabinet Secretary.
 
They said Prijin became very disturbed and subsequently fell into depression and eventually ended his life in July last year. According to the family, Prijin was a victim of the Enrica Lexie incident. The eight member family, comprising Prijin’s 59-year old mother and sisters, appealed to the Centre to take steps to obtain compensation “for the violation done against him” from Italy under the terms of the findings of an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the UN Convention on The Law of The Sea.