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MUMBAI: The family of a 48-year-old head constable who died in an accident after the van he had hitched a ride in turned turtle will get a compensation of around Rs 65 lakh, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has ruled. The tribunal said while the constable, Gautam More, was a “gratuitous passenger” and not covered under insurance policy, the van owner will have to pay the sum.
The accident took place in 2013. The tribunal said New India Assurance Co Ltd can disburse the amount to his widow and children and recover it from the van owner, Ravikant Dubey. It added that in the interim, Dubey would have to furnish security for the entire sum. The insurance company had contended that since he was a gratuitous passenger, his family was not entitled to compensation.