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J&K: Slain sarpanch's family gets Rs 1 lakh from govt

The Jammu and Kashmir government has provided an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the sarpanch shot dead by militants in Sopore area of Baramulla district last week.

Updated on: Jan 19, 2013, 14:54:31 IST
PTI | By , Srinagar
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The Jammu and Kashmir government has provided an ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the sarpanch shot dead by militants in Sopore area of Baramulla district last week.


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Deputy commissioner Baramulla Gulam Ahmad Khawaja visited the family of slain sarpanch Habibullah Mir at Bomai in Sopore on Friday and handed over a cheque of Rs one lakh as ex-gratia relief to them, an official spokesperson said today.

Mir, who was affiliated with Congress, was shot dead by unidentified militants on January 11.

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