India News | Minto Bridge: U'khand Cong Leader Asks Kejriwal Govt to Pay Rs 10-lakh Compensation
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Uttarakhand Congress Vice-President Dhirendra Pratap has demanded that the Delhi government pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of Kundan Kumar who drowned at the heavily waterlogged Minto Bridge underpass Sunday.
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Uttarakhand Congress Vice-President Dhirendra Pratap has demanded that the Delhi government pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of Kundan Kumar who drowned at the heavily waterlogged Minto Bridge underpass Sunday.
A mini-truck driven by Kumar was submerged at the waterlogged underpass due to heavy rains. His body was later fished out from the water.
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Pratap, a former minister of Uttarakhand government, in a statement held Delhi government responsible for waterlogging at the underpass and demanded Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for compensation of Rs 10 lakh and job to a family member of Kumar.
Kumar, 56, belonged to Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
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He is survived by his wife, two daughters and elderly parents.
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