Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy handed over an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the victims of the bus fire accident that claimed 44 lives during their Umrah pilgrimage in Madina, Saudi Arabia, on November 17 last year.

Mohammed Abdul Shoaib, the lone survivor of the accident, was given an ex gratia of Rs 3 lakh.

A total of Rs 2.23 crore ex gratia amount was handed over to the families at the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on Saturday, February 28.

A total of 45 pilgrims were travelling in the bus when it collided with a diesel tanker on the outskirts of Madina city. Among them, 16 were men, and 28 were women. Ten children were among those who lost their lives in the horrific acc...