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After state govt, PM Modi announces compensation for Rajkot fire victims

Updated: May 26th, 2024


After the state government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh for the victims of the Rajkot game zone fire tragedy. A compensation of ₹50,000 was announced for the injured.

On the other hand, public speaker Morari Bapu announced a compensation of ₹5 lakh for the deceased.

The state government has announced an aid of ₹4 lakh to the families of those killed in the Rajkot fire incident and ₹50,000 for the injured.

SIT to investigate

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Subhash Trivedi has been formed to investigate the entire incident.

An FIR has been registered against a total of 6 people including TRP Game Zone owner Yuvraj Singh and Prakash Solanki.

A complaint has been filed under Sections 304, 308, 337, 338 and 114 of the IPC. About 10 accused were arrested by the crime branch of the police.

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