East DAC releases Rs 3 lakh ex-gratia to grieving mother of couple killed in Rongli mishap

GANGTOK, 01 June: The District Collectorate, East has released ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh to the mother of Lall Bahadur Pradhan who died at Deorlai Sisney while travelling from Rongli to Lingtam on 23 May.
The deceased and his wife, Anita Pradhan had died when boulders dislodged by heavy rain fell on their vehicle on the way to Lingtam. Since the death of the couple was caused due to a natural calamity, the DC East as per Natural Calamity norms released the ex-gratia to the mother on 25 May.