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Widow of EME jawan killed in May riots gets Rs 1 lakh cheque
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Vadodara, July 7: Three months after EME jawan Ramchandra Meena was stabbed to death in Yaqutpura following the May 1 dargah demolition and the subsequent communal riots, his wife and children got a breather in the form of Rs 1 lakh relief from an NGO called Sewa Trust, run by Trombay Congress MLA Yusuf Abrani.

Senior members of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) also took the opportunity to console Meena’s widow Dhapudevi and his daughters Yogita (16), Sangita (14) and Krishna (7). This was the first time that senior Army officers and their wives met Meena’s family following his tragic death. ‘‘We approached the EME Commandant Major General S K Sharma and told him that it will be a good gesture to organise the function inside the EME premises, as Meena himself was also from the EME corp,’’ said Vadodara city Youth Congress leader Narendra Rawat.

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During his address Major General Sharma talked about Meena’s early training life at the Vadodara EME. ‘‘He was so much in love with this city that he had also purchased a home here. It is a really unfortunate incident that Meena was stabbed while he was seeking directions to reach a Vadodara school for his daughters’ admission,’’ said Major General Sharma. After handing over the cheque of Rs 1 lakh to Dhapudevi, AWWA president Rama Sharma said that her association members will try to provide some employment to Meena’s widow or some other family member.





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