The State Government on Friday accorded administrative sanction for an amount of Rs. 10 lakh as monetary assistance to the bereaved family members of Bashettti Venkateshwarlu who sacrificed his life for statehood cause.
Bashetti Venkateshwarlu hailed from Bachannapet village of Warangal district. Although he laid down his life demanding Telangana State, his name was included in the martyrs’ list in May this year after the Warangal SP and Jangaon RDO submitted their reports describing his case a genuine. (INN)