New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Indian Railways got autopsies conducted on the bodies of Saturday's stampede victims at three city hospitals through the night, gave ex-gratia relief of Rs.10 lakh in cash to the kin of each deceased at the mortuaries, arranged ambulances and dispatched the bodies along with their relatives accompanied by a security person to their respective hometowns within hours, railway and police officials said on Sunday.
Apart from Rs.10 lakh paid to each bereaved family, railway authorities paid ex-gratia relief of Rs.2.5 lakh in cash to three seriously injured victims and Rs.1 lakh each to another 12 wounded passengers, who received medical attention at city hospitals. P5
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