Compensation paid to widow of Dayanand Ram

On September 20, 2010, Patna Mayor Afzal Imam handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to the wife of Dayanand Ram, a Patna Water Board employee, who set himself on fire on September 15 in protest against non-payment of wages before Water Board office and later succumbed to his injuries at Patna Medical College and Hospital on September 19.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui