New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the loss of lives due to a fire in a bus in Rajasthan is extremely heartbreaking and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Twenty passengers were burnt alive and 16 were critically injured when the private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire on Tuesday, police said.

“The news of the deaths of several people due to a fire in a bus in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, is extremely heartbreaking. I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi. Show Full Article

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed grief over the loss of lives and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of deceased.

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