{
  "id": 17158364,
  "title": "Witness protection scheme: Kerala High Court seeks State government’s response to PIL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/witness-protection-scheme-kerala-high-court-seeks-state-governments",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T20:22:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/witness-protection-scheme-kerala-high-court-seeks-state-governments-responseto-pil/article71637793.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State government “lagging” in the implementation of the scheme, says High Court. The scheme provides for threat assessment, protection measures, constitution of competent authorities and witness protection cells, periodic review, and a witness protection fund",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}