Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi arrived at the residence of Prashant Satpathy, a resident of Balasore, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, to pay last respects on Thursday morning. He also announced Rs 20 lakh financial assistance for the victim’s family and offered a job to the deceased’s wife.
“I express my deep condolences on the passing away of Balasaore resident Prashant Satpathy, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack. The state government stands with the family. The government will give financial assistance of Rs 20 lakhs and a job to the deceased’s wife. We will also support the education of the child of the deceased,” he said. Earlier in the day, the mortal remains of Satpathy reached his home at Balasore.
CM Majhi also interacted with the grieving family. “…We connected with them (my brother and his family) after a lot of difficulty…When we connected with them, we were told that my brother was fine… But later we were informed that he had been killed in the attack… We got this information when we were at the Delhi airport…” said Satpathy’s sister.
Meanwhile, a group of eight tourists, including a child, from Puri, safely returned to Bhubaneswar from Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday. “The whole world is shocked by the Pahalgam terror attack. Seven of our people who are part of our Panchayati Raj system were stranded in Pahalgam. Soon after the terror incident, they contacted us, and we got in touh with LG Manjo Sinha’s office, which helped us arrange their travel to Jammu. From Jammu, they travelled to Delhi, and then to Bhubaneswar. Sadly, we lost one Prashant ji in the incident,” said BJP MP Sambit Patra at Bhubaneswar airport.
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