Dead cop's family to get Rs 25 lakh, home guard's family Rs 10 lakh
Hyderabad, April 2: Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy this morning announced that the family of the police constable who was shot dead at Suryapet will get a compensation of Rs 40 lakhs and the family of the home guard will get Rs 5 lakh. However, contradicting the home minister, Telangana's Director General of Police Anurag Sharma, announced an ex-gratia of Rs.25 lakh for the family of the killed police constable and Rs.10 lakh for the family of the home guard. He said the families would also get insurance money and jobs would be given to a member from each family. It may be recalled that one constable and one home guard were shot dead and two others were injured when unidentified men opened fire in Suryapet late Wednesday night.