Siachen avalanche: Soldier's kin to get Rs 5 lakh compensation

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Press Trust of India Vijayawada
Last Updated : Feb 13 2016 | 6:02 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the kin of Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed, who was among the 10 Army personnel who were killed in a massive avalanche while posted in Siachen.
Mustaq hails from Parnepallu village in Kurnool district and is survived by wife and son.
The Chief Minister has announced Rs five lakh compensation to his family of Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed, an official release said today.
In his condolence message, Naidu described Mustaq as a "great patriot and soldier who sacrificed his life for the nation".
Mustaq and nine others, died after getting buried under a mass of snow after being hit by an avalanche on February 3 at a high-altitude post on Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.

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First Published: Feb 13 2016 | 6:02 PM IST

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