THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The family of Sanal Kumar, who died due to high handedness of former Neyyattinkara DySP, started indefinite strike in front of the Secretariat on Monday.

Sanal’s wife, two children and mother had arrived in the morning along with their relatives. They said that the government had assured Sanal’s wife of government job and compensation but this word was not kept. “We will continue the strike till we get justice,” they said.

Though Minister Kadakampally Surendran had assured the family of required help, all procedures in this regard were stalled, following the death of accused DySP Harikumar.

“Life has becoming difficult for us due some financial debts. Our house is under the threat of sequestration as we have defaulted the repayment of loan,” she said.

In between, DGP Loknath Behera had recommended to the government to give a government job to Sanal’s wife Viji, but after that no moves were made in that direction.