PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each for kin of dead in Hoshiarpur accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the death of 7 people in an accident in Punjab's Hoshiarpur on Friday and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next-of-kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the families of those who were killed in an accident in Punjab's Hoshiarpur on Friday. The Prime Minister has approved the ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs each to the next-of-kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured after being run over by a truck in the Garhshankar area of Punjab's Hoshiarpur. "Expressing grief on the loss of lives due to an accident in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, PM @narendramodi has approved an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000," the official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister's Office reads.

Seven people died in the incident where four people died on the spot while three breathed their last while undergoing treatment. The incident took place when they were on their way to celebrate Baisakhi at Khuralgarh Sahib in the district on early Thursday, Daljit Singh Khakh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Garhshankar, said.

Garhshankar DSP Daljit Singh Khakh said that the deceased have been identified as Sudesh Pal (48), Rahul (25), Geeta Devi (40), Ramo (15), Unnati (16), Shamo Devi and Santosh Devi. Bodies have been kept in a mortuary, the police said. Among the injured, one person, identified as Teena, was shifted to the PGI Hospital, Chandigarh. "She is recovering," the police said.