Kolkata: West Bengal government on Monday gave
cheques amounting to Rs 15 lakh each to families of the four
Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel killed in a Maoist
attack last November in Gidhni Bazar in Bankura district.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee handed over the
cheques to the families of Naresh Thapa, Vinode Tamang, Bhakta
Limoboo and Dhankumar Viswakarma, who were killed in the
attack on November 8 last year, secretariat sources said.
While handing over the cheques, the chief minister
expressed his sympathies to the bereaved families.
In addition to Rs 15 lakh given on Monday, the families would
also receive full salary for the full tenure of service, the
sources said.
Earlier, the families called on DGP Bhupinder Singh and
Additional DGP (Administration) Vageesh Mishra.
PTI
