KPCC(I) pays compensation to victim's kin

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JAN. 6. In a rare gesture, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress(I) Committee (KPCC-I) today paid compensation of Rs. 1 lakh to the family of Shivakumar, who was killed during the violence following the abduction of the thespian, Mr. Rajkumar, by Veerappan.

KPCC(I) representatives and a minister went to the house of Shivakumar in Kempapura Agrahara and handed over a cheque for Rs. 1 lakh to Ms. Ratnamma, the victim's wife.

Those present on the occasion were the KPCC(I) general secretaries, Mr. B.A. Hasanabba, Mr. C.R. Narayanappa, and Mr. K.M. Nagaraja; the City District unit President, Mr. Ramalinga Reddy; the Minister of State for Tourism, Mr. Roshan Baig; the party's Chief Whip in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Salim Ahmed; and the President of the Rajkumar Fans' Association, Mr. S.R. Govindu.

The minister promised that Ms. Ratnamma's request for a job would be sympathetically considered. She told them that she had three young children to bring up.

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