Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 10: The Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh has sanctioned Rs 1.38 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NoK of deceased police personnel/SPOs who have passed away while in service.
The Special Welfare Relief of Rs 22 lakh each has been sanctioned in favour of dependents/legal heirs of deceased police personnel SI Maroof Ahmad, ASIs Mohan Lal and Daleep Kumar, Head Constable Bhim Singh, SgCt Farakit Khan and Follower Abdul Ahad. They passed away due to illness while in service.
Rupees one lakh each has already been paid to the families/NoK of deceased personnel for performing the last rites as immediate relief by the PHQ through their concerned Unit/ Wing.
The DGP has also sanctioned Rs 6 lakh in favour of the family/legal heirs of deceased SPO Ganesh Kumar, who passed away while he was engaged with the Police Department. Out of this amount, Rs 50 thousand was already paid to the family/NoK for performing the last rites as immediate relief. The financial assistance has been given out of the Contributory Police Welfare Fund of SPOs.