Coming as a relief more than 30 years after they were illegally detained post the infamous Operation Bluestar in Amritsar's Golden Temple, a group of 40 Sikh men have been granted a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for going through the ordeal, reported Indian Express.

The Punjab government and the Central government have been directed to pay the requisite amount via a 12 April order by Amritsar District Judge Gurbir Singh, who refers to the detainment as a "case of malicious prosecution, illegal detention and maltreatment on the part of authorities/defendants".