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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced an ex-gratia compensation of ₹9 lakh for the kin of each deceased and ₹2.5 lakh as assistance for the injured in the Agarwal Lodge building collapse in Kotma town of Anuppur district on Saturday evening.
The police have registered a case against the landowner and the lodge owner in the matter.
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According to Anuppur SP Moti Ur Rahman, landowner Rajiv Garg and lodge owner Lallu Lal Agarwal have been booked under Section 106(A) of the BNS.
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The Chief Minister informed that the families of the three deceased would receive ₹4 lakh from the CM Discretionary Fund, ₹4 lakh from the Sambal Yojana, and ₹1 lakh from the Red Cross, taking the total compensation to ₹9 lakh each.
Similarly, each injured person will receive ₹2 lakh from the CM Discretionary Fund and ₹50,000 from the Red Cross.
Three people died and five were injured in the collapse of the three-storey Agarwal Lodge building on Saturday evening.
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