DC, Kangpokpi Somorjit Salam on Friday handed over a cheque amounting to Rs 1,00,000 to the next of kin of (Late) Lunggambui Abonmai, sepoy, Assam Regiment who was martyred on June 13 while performing duty at Poonch district, Jammu.
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The cheque was handed over in the presence of SDO, Saitu and the Village Authority at their residence in the village of Ariang Khunou under Kangpokpi district.
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It may be mentioned that the governor Najma Heptulla has extended a discretionary grant of Rs. 1,00,000 only to the bereaved family. The martyred soldier (Late) Lunggambui Abonmai left behind his wife, two sons, mother, an ailing father who is a cancer patient and two brothers.
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