₹15 lakh given to those injured in last year’s stir

ROHTAK : The Rohtak district administration on Monday distributed cheques amounting to ₹15 lakh among 22 “innocent people” who were injured during the last year’s Jat quota stir in Haryana. Cheques of ₹1 lakh each were given to eight persons, and ₹50,000 each to 14 people.

Thirty people were killed and several injured, while property worth crores was damaged at many places in the state during last year’s quota stir.

Rohtak, Sonipat and Jhajjar, were the worst hit districts by the violent protests.