Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh
Four other states – Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand and Tripura – also announced compensation and government jobs to a surviving relative.
Several states on Friday announced compensation for the families of security forces personnel who were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama on Thursday. At least 40 CRPF jawans were killed when a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus in Lethpora. The Jaish-e-Mohammed extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the second most deadly attack in the history of the paramilitary force.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh