Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday expressed grief over the death of a woman and her three daughters in a gas cylinder explosion inside their house in Baramulla district.
Parveena Akhter and six children were injured in the explosion on May 27. While the 35-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter succumbed to their injuries on June 2, her other two daughters-- aged 16 and 14-- died a day later.
An official spokesman said the Governor prayed for peace to the departed souls and strength to the bereaved family in its hour of grief.
He has wished speedy recovery to the injured persons undergoing treatment.
On the directions of the Governor, the Deputy Commissioner of Baramulla has given an ex-gratia relief of Rs 8 lakhs to the head of the family and Rs 50,000 in cash for the medical treatment of those injured, he said.
"Further on Governor's directions, Baseer Ahmed Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has sponsored two injured children of the family for free treatment at the AIIMS, New Delhi, with free air tickets from Srinagar to Delhi for them and their attendants and two critical care ambulances have been arranged for safe shifting of patients in Srinagar and Delhi," he added.
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