Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced financial assistance from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) following the death of eight labourers in an electrocution accident in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. The families of each deceased worker will receive ₹2 lakh, while those injured will be given ₹50,000. The accident occurred in Chapoli village when a road-construction machine reportedly came into contact with an overhead high-tension electricity line. Five others sustained burn injuries.
