JAMMU, Oct 28: BJP MP Jugal Kishore Sharma today announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the next of the kin of a young boy killed in shelling from Pakistani side in Gigrial village of Khour block in Chammb area.
“Though the loss of precious life is irreparable and no money on earth can ever bring back the person but still some compensation can prove to be helpful for the bereaved family,” he said.
Sharma, said soon after the killing of the boy, he took up the matter with the Union Home Ministry.
He said the Narendra Modi-led Government at the Centre has already approved compensation of Rs 5 lakh for any civilian killed in cross-border firing and it was n this context that the family of the deceased would be compensated in next few days. (AGENCIES)
Follow our WhatsApp channel