MRPL's October 1 filing announced ₹90 lakh in assistance and about ₹30 lakh in insurance benefits for Manish Karkada's family. Karkada died in the September 30 fire at the company's Mangaluru refinery. The package totals approximately ₹1.20 crore; the filing does not confirm that the whole amount has been paid.
The company's September 30 evening update had already confirmed a fatality, revising its earlier account. It said a body was found during inspection after the fire was extinguished at 2.47 p.m. Another person with burns was receiving hospital treatment. MRPL attributed the fire to the rupture of a high-pressure cold separator in its Coker Hydrotreater Unit.
Reporting published on October 1 also described contract workers seeking adequate compensation and a visit by a two-member Factories and Boilers Department team for the statutory inquiry. These developments concern accountability and relief after the accident; the announcement itself does not settle whether safety failures contributed to the death.
ANI separately reported U. T. Khader's demand for compensation and a permanent job for Karkada's brother, alongside a high-level inquiry. This request is not confirmation of a completed appointment. Injury counts differ across the available reports, so no consolidated total is presented here. The next checks are verified inquiry findings and delivery of the announced assistance.