The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of four residents of Ghazipur who died in a plane crash in Nepal.
The government also said that the expenses to bring their mortal remains to Ghazipur will be borne by the state government.
Four of the five Indians — Abhishek Kushwaha (25), Vishal Sharma (25), Anil Kumar Rajbhar (25) and Sonu Jaiswal (30) — killed in the crash were friends and residents of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.
The Yeti Airlines’ aircraft , with 72 people on board, crashed into a gorge minutes before landing at the Pokhara airport on Sunday morning.
