SRINAGAR: A day after a polling officer was killed by the unknown gunmen in South Kashmirs Shopian area, Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday announced ex-gratia relief for the employees killed or injured during the polling duties.
According to the reports received by Kashmir News Service, if an employee during the polling duty is killed naturally, rupees 10 lakh will be issued in his favor and if the death occurs due to violence then the amount shall be rupees 20 lakh.
Also, rupees five lakh shall be issued to the person who turns disable while on polling duty and if the same occurs due to violence then the amount shall be rupees 10 lakh.
Reports also informed that rupees 60 lakh have already been issued by the ECI to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian as the ex-gratia relief to the victims. Suspected gunmen had killed Zia Ul Haq -teacher by profession on Thursday. He was a resident of Hirpora Shopian. Five people including 2 CRPF personnel and one police personnel also were injured in the militant attack. The injured have been identified as Sundeep Kumar (CRPF man), Vicky Kumar (CRPF man),Ghulam Nabi (Police man) and Manzoor Ahmad (Polling official).
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