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Wounded soldier gets compensation

By Our Special Correspondent

SHIMOGA, NOV. 24. B.S. Lalithappa of the Madras Regiment, who was wounded in Jammu and Kashmir while fighting militants on May 11, 2000, has been given a compensation of Rs. 50,000 by the State Government.

The in charge Deputy Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Shimoga Zilla Panchayat, Shivakumar, gave away a cheque for the amount to Mr. Lalithappa at a function at the office of the District Soldiers' Welfare and Rehabilitation Department, which has jurisdiction over Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Davangere and Chitradurga.

Mr. Lalithappa lost a leg in a landmine blast in Rajouri during "O.P. Rakshak."

The Deputy Director of the District Soldiers' Welfare and Rehabilitation Department, H.K. Shanmukhappa, was present.

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