Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced Rs 10 lakh as aid for BSF Constable Mohammad Anees posted in Maoist-affected Malkangiri district whose house was recently set on fire during communal riots in Delhi.
Patnaik, who spoke to 29-year-old Anees and sympathised with him, sanctioned the amount from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Anees is posted at the Hantalguda camp in Chitrakonda.
Notably, Anees’ house at Khajuri Khas extension in Delhi was pelted with stones and burnt down during communal violence on February 25. The Border Security Force (BSF) has extended its help in rebuilding the house.
Anees hails from Bihar and his family has settled in Delhi four decades ago. He is to get married in May this year. BSF DIG Pushpendra Singh Rathore has reportedly assured his family of his transfer to Delhi from Odisha soon.