Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Authorities in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday handed over Rs 3 lakh financial aid to the family which lost three members due to the Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC).

A cash amount of Rs 30,000 under the Red Cross was also given to the family, an official spokesman said.

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A couple and their teenage son were killed when their house was hit by a Pakistani mortar shell in Karmara village Friday night. Another family member was injured in the incident.

The spokesman said the financial aid of Rs 3 lakh and Rs 30,000 under the Red Cross was handed over to the victim family by Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav who visited the village in the afternoon.

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Yadav, along with other senior officers, met with family members of the deceased and their relatives and assured them of every possible help in the future, he said.

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