The next of kin of the 15 QRT commandos attached to Kurkheda police station, Gadchiroli, who were killed in the Maoist attack on May 1, have been paid cheques of R50.50 lakh last week. The widow of the civilian driver of their vehicle, Someshwar Singnath, was also given a cheque of Rs 2 lakh, while his aged parents got a cheque for Rs 50,000. The owner of the vehicle, Nandkumar Gahane, was given a cheque of Rs 1 lakh.

Each of the jawan's families is entitled to another Rs 58 lakh, which will be given to them upon submission of a legal heir certificate and other documents. The state government had announced compensation of Rs 1.08 crore to the families of each of the jawans who were killed on May 1, when the state was celebrating Maharashtra Day.