Mysuru MP Pratap Simha on Wednesday visited the house of Indian Army havildar Althaf Ahmed, who died in a blizzard while posted on duty in Kashmir recently, in Virajpet on Wednesday.
Condoling the death, Mr. Simha handed over a compensation of ₹50,000 and promised to secure allotment of a residential site to the family members of the deceased.
Meanwhile, in a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu, Mr. Simha pointed out that the family of Mr. Althaf Ahmed, which was in a difficult financial situation, was staying in a rented accommodation in Virajpet. Hence, he urged the Deputy Commissioner to allot a site for the family under military quota at the earliest.
