AHMEDABAD: Ishwar Purabia, 35, lived in one of the shanties that were burnt down. He was at his nephew’s wedding at his native village in Bavla taluka of Ahmedabad district when he got a call informing him that a blaze had gutted his shanty. Purabia reached his ruined house and found that Rs 3 lakh cash and ornaments had been destroyed in the fire. “When my son Balwant married, we received cash at his wedding from guests and relatives as gifts,” Purabia said. He said that ornaments worth about Rs 2 lakh were gifted to his daughter-in-law during the wedding. Apart from that, an LCD TV and other electronic appliances which were gifted to the newlywed couple were also gutted in the fire. Purabia, who works with the garden department of the AMC, said that the government must give compensation to all who have lost their possessions in the fire. Purabia also demanded that the government provide them houses at a safe location.
Gujarat: Rs 3L cash, ornaments received as gift burnt
