Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the Madhya Pradesh road accident victim and Rs 50,000 for the injured. In a social media post, the Prime Minister said, saddened by the loss of lives in an accident in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. In the post, PMO India also wrote, an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000, it added.

At least 11 people were killed in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district after a van carrying devotees plunged into an open well yesterday near Budha-Takarwat crossing by Kachariya Chowpati village under the Narayangarh police station. Four others, including two young children, sustained severe injuries in the incident. Police said that the vehicle lost control after hitting a bike, ultimately tumbling into a 15-foot-deep well.