Vemula’s mum accepts Rs 8L aid

Hyderabad, February 21

Research scholar Rohith Vemula’s mother has accepted compensation of Rs 8 lakh offered by the University of Hyderabad for her son’s suicide two years ago and said it is in “no way a compromise” with the management.

Radhika Vemula said she decided to accept the compensation for the death of her son on the advice of her lawyer and supporters. Rohith’s mother, who had refused to accept the compensation when it was first offered to her, said she was under the “wrong impression” that the money was being offered at the behest of university authorities, including V-C P Apparao. It was actually being paid “as per the orders of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes”. — PTI