Chitradurga tragedy: Rs 5L each for kin of dead

Chitradurga / Bengaluru, NT Burueau: Even as the death toll due to drinking contaminated water from Kavadigarahatti village of Chitradurga district increased to four, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah declared that three of the victims would receive compensation of Rs5 lakh each.

The CM ordered Rs15 lakh be released from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

The three victims have been identified as Manjula who died in Chitradurga District General Hospital, Raghu who died at a facility in Bengaluru and Davangere district native Praveen.

The fourth deceased was Rudrappa. However, it is yet to be ascertained whether he died of drinking contaminated water.

In fact, the district administration has confirmed that at least two of them died due to drinking the toxic water, reserving judgement on the other two.