Patna (Bihar) [India], May 28 (ANI): Three children lost their lives after a slab fell on them at a construction site on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg here on Wednesday.

Patna District Magistrate Ravi Kumar announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the victims.

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"Three children died after a slab fell on them at a construction site on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Patna. An ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the victims," Kumar said.

Upendra Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, said that action will be taken against the guilty. (ANI)

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