3 children die at construction site in Patna, Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia announced for victims' kin

Three children lost their lives after a slab fell on them at a construction site on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg here on Wednesday.

Patna District Magistrate Ravi Kumar announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the victims.

"Three children died after a slab fell on them at a construction site on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in Patna. An ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the victims," Kumar said.

Upendra Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna, said that action will be taken against the guilty.

( With inputs from ANI )