Gwalior: The relatives of six Kanwariya pilgrims killed in an accident in Hathras blocked a major thoroughfare in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district on Saturday evening by placing the bodies on the road, officials said.
They lifted the blockade, which had brought the traffic to a standstill, only when senior officials reached the spot and agreed to their demand of financial assistance.
Gwalior Collector K V Singh said the families of the deceased would get financial help of up to Rs 4 lakh under various welfare schemes.
The bodies of Jabar Singh (28), Ranveer (30), Manoj Pal (30), Ramesh Pal (30), Naresh Pal (32) and Vikas (25) reached their home district Gwalior on Saturday evening. Another person who was injured in the accident too was being treated in a hospital here, officials said.
Six Kanwariyas were killed and one got injured after being hit by a speeding truck around 2.15 on Saturday morning in Sadabad town in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh.
They were returning to Gwalior from Haridwar.
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