Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the deaths of 14 people from Assam in a tragic road accident in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district earlier this week.

“Distressed by the loss of lives due to a mishap in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured,” the Prime Minister wrote on X, adding that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be provided to the next of kin of each deceased, and Rs 50,000 to those injured.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also expressed profound sorrow, confirming that all 14 victims were residents of Assam’s Tinsukia district. “Deeply pained by the passing away of 14 of our people from Ass

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