Uttar Pradesh pay a monetary relief of Rs. 50,000 to the next of kin of the deceased. The Commission closed the case after the compliance report was received. 2. Death of Gurnam Singh in Judicial Custody in District Jail, Kapurthala, Punjab (Case No. 157/19/2001-2002-CD) 6.235 As the Government of Punjab has complied with the direction of the Commission dated 19 July 2006 to pay Rs. 1,00,000 as monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased, the case was closed on 18 April 2007. 3. Death of Undertrial Prisoner Sharma in Judicial Custody in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh (Case No. 38895/24/2001-2002-CD) 6.236 As the Government of Uttar Pradesh has complied with the direction of the Commission dated 1 February 2006 to pay Rs. 50,000 as monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased, the case was closed on 25 June 2007. 4. Death of Prithvi in Police Custody at PS Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi (Case No. 1112/30/1997-1998CD) 6.237 As the Government of NCT of Delhi has complied with the direction of the Commission dated 15 November 2006 to pay Rs. 50,000 as monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased, the case was closed on 16 April 2007. 5. Death of Bhan Das in Police Custody in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh (Case No. 145/12/2000-2001CD) 6.238 The Commission, vide proceedings dated 24 April 2007 closed the case following receipt of a copy of the appointment letter (as a Class IV Government employee) issued to the wife of the deceased by the Police Department and a copy of the sanction order dated 16 May 2000 for a grant of Rs. 1,50,000 to her (Rs. 1,20,000 deposited in the Monthly Income Scheme of the Post Office, Rs. 25,000 in the Nazir Shakha Samayojan and Rs. 5,000 by Draft). 6. Death of Munna Kumar Soni in Police Custody in Indore, Madhya Pradesh (Case No. 50/12/20012002-CD) 2.239 The Commission, vide direction dated 22 November 2006, recommended that the Government of Madhya Pradesh pay Rs. 50,000 as monetary relief to the next of kin of the deceased. In response, the Under Secretary, Home, Government of Madhya Pradesh, informed the Commission that Rs. 50,000 had been sanctioned by the State Government. However, the next of kin of the deceased were not traceable in spite of the best efforts made by Indore Police to trace them. The Commission closed the case with a direction to the State Government to disburse the recommended amount as and when the eligible persons turn up to claim it. 78 National Human Rights Commission