Lagatar24 Desk
Kushinagar, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his sympathies to the families of the victims of the Kushinagar tragedy in Uttar Pradesh, which occurred on Wednesday. PM Modi has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh apiece from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the relatives of those killed in the Kushinagar accident. The injured would receive Rs 50,000.
#UPDATE | Visuals from the spot where 13 women lost their lives during a wedding event last night. pic.twitter.com/E067gsiRFt
— ANI (@ANI) February 17, 2022
“The accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this. With this, I wish the injured a speedy recovery. The local administration is involved in all possible help,” PM Modi tweeted.
On Wednesday, at least 13 women and girls, including a toddler, were killed after falling down a well during a wedding celebration in Nebua Naurangia village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district.
During the Haldi ceremony, several ladies and girls were standing atop the well when the iron grille over the well suddenly came way, and they plummeted inside. Villagers and police rescued about 15 ladies, but 11 were unable to be saved.
