Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family members of CRPF jawan Pradeep Kumar Panda who died fighting militants in Kashmir December 31.
Describing Panda as a “valiant son of Orissa”, Patnaik also announced a monthly pension of Rs 2,000 for Panda’s widow. The amount will be disbursed from the state government’s Defence and Paramilitary Personnel Relief fund, the Chief Minister’s Office said. Panda, who hailed from Liploi village in Sundergarh district, was martyred in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama December 31.
Besides Panda, four other CRPF men were killed in the pre-dawn suicide attack on a camp of the paramilitary force.
PNN
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