Annual Report 2013-14 4.84 The Deputy Inspector General, Champaran Range reported that the SSB personnel whose guilt had been substantiated during investigation were released on bail. Since the investigation by local police disclosed that the SSB personnel were guilty of causing the death of Gaurav Verma, the Commission issued a notice u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India requiring it to show cause why monetary relief of ` 5,00,000 be not given to the next of kin of deceased Gaurav Verma. 4.85 In response to the show cause notice, the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India informed that the local police had filed the charge-sheet against the concerned persons including ten SSB personnel. It was submitted that no further action on the show cause notice issued by the Commission was called for on the part of SSB. 4.86 The Commission did not accept the stand taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and vide its proceedings dated 19 January 2012 found prima facie it to be a fit case for grant of monetary relief of Rupees Five lakhs to the next of kin of the deceased Gaurav Kumar Verma. The Ministry of Home Affairs was given an opportunity to give its response to such findings of the Commission. 4.87 The Ministry of Home Affairs did not offer any response as to why the monetary relief should not be granted to the next of kin of the deceased. The Commission observed that filing of charge sheet against the SSB personnel or the pendency of the criminal case in the Court did not prevent the NHRC from granting monetary relief u/s 18 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, if satisfied that such grant of monetary relief was recommended in the interest of justice and for the cause of protection of human rights. 4.88 The Commission vide its proceedings dated 21 August 2013 recommended to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India to pay monetary relief of ` 5,00,000 to the next of kin of the deceased Gaurav Kumar Verma. The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India was directed to submit the compliance report with proof of payment within six weeks. 4.89 Response received from the Ministry of Home Affairs is under consideration of the Commission. 10. Death of a Civilian in Unprovoked Firing by BSF Personnel of 19 Battalion at Bolardhepa Border Oundertrial prisonerost in Tripura (Case No. 24/23/4/2011-PF) 4.90 The Commission received a complaint dated 3 June 2011 from an NGO alleging that on 14 May 2011, at about 8.00 p.m., a labourer namely, Abu Hanif, aged 37 of village Sonapur under Sonamura Sub Division, West Tripura District was shot dead by BSF personnel of 19 Battalion posted at Bolardhepa Border Oundertrial prisonerost. NHRC | 43