Chief Minister grants Rs 20 lakhs to jawan’s kin; Stalin seeks Centre’s relief

“I was deeply grieved and anguished at the killing of CRPF constable K Shankar who hails from Kazhumaram village of Villupuram district,” Palanisamy said. “I have ordered immediate release of Rs 20 lakh solatium to the kin of the deceased,” he said in an official release and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family. Shankar was among the 12 killed in an ambush on Saturday at Sukma district of Chattisgarh. 

The incident occurred in the dense forests near Kottacheru village under Bhejji police station at 9.15 am when 112 personnel of CRPF’s 219th battalion were out for a road opening task. Stalin, conveying his condolences, said “I salute the deceased constable Shankar and eleven others who made the supreme sacrifice for the sake of motherland.”

The CRPF constable Shankar leaves behind his wife and two children, he noted. He urged the Centre to give appropriate relief to the bereaved family and provide a job to a member of the dead constable. He urged the Centre to take steps to end such domestic incidents by taking up growth initiatives.