The Palamu tiger reserve South division is with the bereaved family of Dev Kumar Prajapati a trekker of the Aadhey sub beat of the Bareysarn range who was beaten to death by the Maoists a few days ago at Douna village under the Bareysanr range of the tiger reserve Palamu.
On Saturday the range officer of the Bareysarn Tarun Kumar Singh reached the bereaved family and handed down some daily use food items.
According to the ranger Tarun Kumar Singh the widow Kouleshwari Devi was given 25 kgs of rice, 20 kgs of wheat flour and 50 kgs of potatoes.
The consignment was given to the widow Kouleshwari Devi in presence of the Durup panchayat mukhiya Usha Xaxa.
Earlier the widow was given 10,000 rupees by the South division of the tiger reserve Palamu for performing last rites.
Prajapati's elder daughter is doing Plus 2 in a prestigious mission school at Mahuadanr.
Deputy director South division of the tiger reserve Palamu Kumar Ashish said "We understand the sorrow and pain of the family of our trekker Prajapati. The tiger reserve management is with the family. Our trekkers are our workforce. The tiger reserve management respects the sentiments of its lowest ground workers like trekkers."
Chief conservator of forest and field director of the tiger reserve Palamu Kumar Ashutosh said there is a humanitarian approach to give employment on compassionate ground but we right now do not know if our trekker Prajapati has an eligible son to fill in his father's job of being a trekker.
SP Latehar Anjani Anjan said the police have no clue if any eligible trekker's family is there to apply for the job of trekker on the compassionate ground.