The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in Delhi provided a Samman Rashi of Rs 1 crore to the family of flight lieutenant Sunit Mohanty who was killed while serving in the Air Force.
The Samman Rashi was handed over by Palam Vihar MLA Bhavna Gaur to SN Mohanty and Sanjukta Mohanty, parents of martyr Sunit Mohanty on Sunday.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that we cannot do anything to compensate for the sacrifice made by our martyrs, but we will do whatever we can to support their families.
Earlier on Friday, the families of Shaheed ACP Sanket Kaushik of Delhi Police, Shaheed Constable Vikas Kumar of Delhi Police, Shaheed Civil Defence Volunteer Parvesh Kumar and Shaheed Squadron Leader Meet Kumar of the Air Force were handed over cheques of Rs. 1 crore each by the Kejriwal Government.
Mohanty, a resident of Dwarka Sector-7, South-West Delhi, was working as a Lieutenant in the Indian Air Force. Lt Sunit Mohanty (33895-G) F (P) was posted to 43 Squadron Air Force with effect from 24 June 2016.