Jaipur, February 26: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to next of the kin of the deceased who lost their lives after a bus fell into a river in Bundi earlier on Wednesday.

Compensation of Rs 40,000 each will be provided to the injured. As many as 24 people were killed after a private bus plunged into the Mej river in Bundi earlier today. Five injured were referred to Kota Hospital for treatment. Rajasthan: 24 Dead, Several Injured After Bus Carrying Wedding Guests Falls Into Mej River in Bundi.

The Rajasthan government announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the families of the deceased.

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