TOP COURT AGREES TO END CASES AGAINST ITALIAN MARINES

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to close all proceedings in India against the Italian marines who killed two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012 after being informed that compensation of ₹10 crore for the families of the victims has been deposited in the registry of the top court.

The bench of justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah said it was of the view that the compensation money should be transferred to the Kerala high court so that disbursement could be properly monitored and not frittered away.