Accountaibility in custody

State of Maharashtra, India has recently introduced a regulation proposing compensation to next of kins in case of custodial deaths. Rs.1 lakh (100,000) in cases when CID says that death is due to negligence or torture. And Rs1.5 when CID confirms that death is due to torture in custody. As I see it, the amount is not important but that the government is accepting responsibility of irresponsibly brutal actions by its officers and willing to compensate, in a way, for those. I hope this trend evolves into making officers, and government in turn, into more responsible and accountable institutions for the people.