The Hindu·3 min read·medium
After nearly seven years, Japanese national gets ₹75,000 compensation for 19-day jail term in Bengaluru
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Darshan Devaiah B.P.
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A Japanese national, Hirotoshi Tanaka, received compensation from the Karnataka government after being wrongfully detained for 19 days in 2019. The case highlights his struggle with the legal system following a dispute at an English language academy in Bengaluru.
Nearly seven years after arriving in Bengaluru to study English but instead finding himself entangled in a criminal case, an alleged police bribery and a prolonged legal battle, Japanese national Hirotoshi Tanaka has finally received ₹75,000 in compensation from the Karnataka government.
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