Slain BSF jawan’s family to get Rs 10 lakh from Jharkhand Govt

RANCHI: Jharkhand Government announced Rs 10 lakh monetary assistance to the family of Sitaram Upadhyay, the BSF jawan who was killed in Pakistani shelling in Arnia sector of Jammu today.

Upadhyay, who was 28, hailed from Giridih in Jharkhand.

“Jharkhand Government has decided to pay Rs 10 lakh monetary assistance to the family of BSF jawan Sitaram Upadhyay, who was martyred by unprovoked Pakistani firing in Jammu,” an official release said.

Chief Minister Raghubar Das condoled the death of Upadhyay and said all the people of the Jharkhand are with the bereaved family. (AGENCIES)

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