The Tamil Nadu government Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the family of Army jawan P Saravanan, who died while on duty in Jammu and Kashmir.
Saravanan, hailing from Thirumangalam in Madurai district, died on Friday while he was on security duty at Tross area in J&K.
He was attached to the 20 ENGR, Regiment.
Expressing grief over Saravanan's demise, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said he has issued orders to give Rs 20 lakh as financial assistance to family members of the deceased.
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