Karnataka CM announces compensation to kin of Bengaluru blast victim

Mangalore Today News Network

Bangaluru, Dec 29, 2014:  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday announced a compensation of Rs.five lakh to the kin of the woman who was killed in the low-intensity explosion outside a popular restaurant that also left three persons injured.

After visiting the injured at a hospital in the wee hours, Siddaramaiah said the government would provide a compensation of Rs.five lakh to the family of the woman, who succumbed to injuries sustained in the explosion last night.

The Chief Minister, who earlier rushed to the blast site from Mysuru, said best treatment would be provided to the injured. He said compensation would also be given to the injured, but did not specify the quantum.
 
 

According to a PTI report, the victim identified as Bhavani had come on a visit from Tamil Nadu. Three others, including one of her relatives, injured in the blast triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in front of the Coconut Grove restaurant on a busy road in the heart of the city around 8.30 pm on Sunday.

City Police Commissioner M N Reddi confirmed that Bhavani, in her 30s, succumbed to injuries at Mallya Hospital, where she was rushed in a serious condition. Her relative Karthik, who was also injured, is hospitalised but out of danger.

The other two injured are undergoing treatment at HOSMAT hospital.

The restaurant is close to the Brigade Road and MG Road, dotted with bars and restaurants with teeming crowd on weekends.


Courtesy: Indiatoday