Odisha: CM Patnaik announces ex-gratia to kin of Keonjhar accident victims

Bhubaneswar(Odisha) [India], June 28 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of five people in an accident in Keonjhar district and announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs.3 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased.

The Chief Minister has ordered free medical treatment to the injured persons and wished them a speedy recovery.

Five people were killed and nine got injured when a truck ran over a marriage procession in Keonjhar last night.