The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the bus accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor.
In a post on X, PMO India wrote, “Anguished by the loss of lives due to a bus mishap in Akhnoor. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray that the injured recover soon.”
“Rs. 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of each deceased due to the bus mishap. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000”, he said.
Twenty-one people, including nine women and two children, were killed and 54 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said.
