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Retired Excise staff donate to constable Soumya’s family
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|February 28, 2026
The Retired Employees’ Association of the Excise Department on Friday handed over a cheque for Rs 2.80 lakh to the family of Excise Constable Soumya, who died in the line of duty.
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The amount represents a contribution of one day’s pension by members of the association.
The cheque was presented to the family of Constable Soumya by Excise, Tourism and Culture Minister Jupally Krishna Rao at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat.
This story is from the February 28, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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