North East Express derail Incident: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh for families of the deceased

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• Oct 12, 2023 | Poonam Nath

two of the four passengers killed in the railway disaster were from Assam's Sadiya district...

Digital Desk: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed shock and anguish over the unfortunate North East Express derailment on October 12, stating that as soon as he learned of the catastrophe, everyone, including locals, began assisting in rescue operations.

"People started working as soon as we found out about the accident." Four persons were killed. We would compensate the kin of the deceased with Rs 4 lakh and the injured with Rs 50,000. We are going to help everyone," Nitish Kumar stated to the reporters.

दिल्ली के आनंद विहार स्टेशन से गुवाहाटी के कामाख्या स्टेशन जाने वाली नॉर्थ-ईस्ट एक्सप्रेस की बक्सर जिले के रघुनाथपुर रेलवे स्टेशन के पास हुई दुर्घटना में 04 लोगों की मृत्यु अत्यंत दुःखद। मृतकों के परिजनों के प्रति गहरी संवेदना है। ईश्वर शोक संतप्त परिजनों को धैर्य धारण करने की…

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 12, 2023

According to the Bihar Chief Minister's Office (CMO), 21 carriages of the North East Express train derailed in Buxar yesterday night.

Notably, two of the four passengers killed in the railway disaster were from Assam's Sadiya district.

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