10 Polling Personnel Die of Heatstroke in Bihar in 24 Hrs

Patna: Ten polling officials and four others died due to heatstroke in Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday evening.

In a statement, the Disaster Management Department of Bihar said that most deaths were reported from the Bhojpur district, where five polling officials died of heatstroke.

Three other election officials died in Rohtas, and one each died in Kaimur and Aurangabad districts. Four others died of heatstroke in different parts Bihar.

As per the statement, the process of granting ex-gratia to the families of the deceased has been initiated.