Ex-gratia for militancy cases in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 26 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned an ex-gratia relief in favour of 17 militancy-related cases in the newly-created hill district of Shopian, an official spokesman said today.

He said the district screening committee, which met under the chairmanship of the district development commissioner at Shopian, sanctioned an ex-gratia relief of Rs 7.27 lakh in favour of 17 militancy-related cases.

These included two death cases, the spokesman added.

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