Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex gratia of five lakh for the bereaved families following the electrocution incident of Barabanki, which happened at 2 am today.

His offices' 'X' account also shared a post that said the CM expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the unfortunate accident in Barabanki's temple, reported ANI. 

The post read, "Chief Minister Adityanath has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in an unfortunate accident at the Shri Avsaneshwar Mahadev Temple premises in Barabanki district and extended his condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased."