Rs 25 lakh compensation for CRPF personnel

Sukma, Mar 14: As we knew that, Nine CRPF personnel were martyred and 10 others injured yesterday in a Maoist attack when their Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) blew up in the restive Sukma district of Chhattisgarh's Bastar division.

From this perspective, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh each to the families of three CRPF troopers hailing from the state, who were killed in a Maoist attack in Sukma, Chattisgarh.

The UP CM also directed his ministers, in-charge of the districts from where these troopers hailed, to personally visit their families.

Rs 20 lakh would be given to the widows of the deceased Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and Rs 5 lakh to their parents, an official said on Tuesday.