Sonbhadra Clash: Injured demand ₹5 lakh, 5 bighas of land as compensation

After an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh each was issued to the kin of deceased of Sonbhadra firing incident, those injured have also demanded the same amount and 5 bighas of land.

Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh):The injured in Sonbhadra firing incident have demanded compensation of ₹5 lakh and five bighas of land.

The demand came after compensation of ₹5 lakh each was issued on Saturday to the kin of victims of the Sonbhadra firing incident.

It is to be noted that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is slated to visit Sonbhadra on Sunday to meet the family members of the victims.

Ten people were killed and several sustained injuries on July 17 in an incident of firing over a land dispute at a village in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.