Kanpur: Families of the two grill workers, who died of electrocution at an apartment, ended their protest on Sunday after their demands for compensation and assurances of free education for their children were met.Rawatpur resident Rajpal alias Chhotu (39) and his nephew Abhishek (30) died after contacting a high-tension line while measuring a second-floor flat for grill installation at the four-storey apartment in Keshavpuram on Saturday. Another labourer was injured.Their families staged a protest, placing the bodies outside the school belonging to the apartment owner in Kakadeo, and demanded Rs 10 lakh compensation for each family, jobs for the dependants and children’s education costs.A financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each has been given to the wives of both the labourers and Rs 50,000 cash to each family for the last rites. Besides, the children of one of the workers will receive free education at the same school up to Intermediate, while the other’s daughter will be admitted to an ICSE board school when eligible.Rajpal is survived by his father Vishram Singh, wife Suman, daughters Soumya and Shreya, and son Kabir. Abhishek is survived by his wife Sunita and daughter Purnima. Both the workers were the main earners.Rawatpur police have sent the bodies for postmortem and initiated an investigation. The bodies were taken home under police security late on Saturday, but the families, instead of performing last rites, started a protest.DCP West SM Qasim Abidi, ACP Kalyanpur Dilip Kumar Singh and West Zone personnel were present at the protest site. The protest was called off after their demands were met.
