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A Pune-based adventure resort has been ordered by a consumer rights panel in Kochi to compensate a grieving couple with Rs 1.99 crore, following the tragic loss of their two sons due to safety lapses at the facility...
The Ernakulam district consumer disputes redressal commission issued this directive after a complaint was filed by P V Prakashan and his wife Vanaja, residents of Amballur, against the proprietors of Karandi Valley, an adventure and agro-tourism resort in Pune...
The unfortunate incident occurred on October 25, 2020, when the couple's two sons, Midhun Prakash, 30, and Nidhin Prakash, 24, drowned in a pond at the resort..
The grieving parents asserted that the resort owners, despite assurances of safety measures in their advertisements, failed to provide crucial safety components such as a guide during the incident..
The order stated, "Since the deceased children were unmarried and in the prime of their lives with steady incomes, the complainants have suffered loss of love, affection, companionship, financial support, and more due to their premature deaths..
