Agartala: The Tripura government announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh and government jobs to the families of two soldiers who were killed last month in Jammu and Kashmir, a minister said here on Thursday.

"The state cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday decided to provide jobs to the wives of the slain soldiers and an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh," Tripura Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha said.

He said 34-year-old Border Security Force soldier Sambhu Satmura was killed in a landmine blast along the India-Pakistan border in Poonch district on November 22.

 People bid adieu to BSF soldier Sambhu Satmura. (ANI Photo)

On November 29, the Indian Army's 36-years-old Naik Chitta Ranjan Debbarma along with his six colleagues were killed in a gun battle with militants at an army camp in Nagrota, 15 km from Jammu.

 Mortal remains of Naik Chittaranjan Debbarma, who lost his life in Nagrota attack, brought to his hometown Singarbil (ANI Photo)