Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS): The West Bengal Human Rights Commission Monday recommended Rs.10 lakh compensation to the next of kin of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta, who died in police custody here after participating in an agitation programme.

A full bench of the commission, which met during the day, pointed at the responsibility of the police in the April 2 incident, saying such "unfortunate" happenings could have been avoided had police been "more alert", "careful" and acted in a "professional manner".

"The commission has asked the government to carry out its recommendations within two months," a panel source told IANS.

The commission also recommended that the state government pay Rs.3 lakh for the medical treatment of another student leader Joseph Hossain, who was injured in a police baton charge on the same day during the agitation organised by Students Federation of India (SFI) - the students arm of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).