Odisha CM announces compensation for two cops killed in accident
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (UNI) Two police personnel were killed and another seriously injured when a heavy vehicle hit a Police Control Room (PCR) van on the Cuttack-Paradip road on Tuesday morning.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep grief over the loss of the two police personnel.
Conveying his condolences to the bereaved families, he announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakhs each to the next of kin of the deceased. He also wished a speedy recovery to the injured police man.
The deceased have been identified as Jagannath Mahali, the PCR van driver, and Lokanath Shabar, a constable of the Odisha Auxiliary Police Force (OAPF).
The injured police personnel, identified as Pabitra Mohan Sethi, has been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
The PCR van was on routine patrol duty when the heavy vehicle collided with it, killing the two personnel on the spot.
According to the Cuttack DCP, the driver of the heavy vehicle has been arrested. The PCR van was completely damaged in the accident.
The Chief Minister also expressed grief over the death of three persons in another road accident near Joda in Keonjhar district.
He extended his condolences to the bereaved families and announced a compensation of Rs. 4 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased.
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