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At least six labourers were killed and five others injured after the wall of an under-construction rice sheller collapsed at Lakhanpur village on Sunday, police said. Amarinder had directed the PWD department to submit a technical report, detailing the reasons behind the wall collapse. Also Read | Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Rape Case: FIR against ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma, husband under Arms ActChief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed grief over the death of the six labourers and announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh each for the kin of those killed in the wall collapse. Four labourers were killed on the spot while two others succumbed to their injuries later, police said, adding others were taken to Khamano Civil Hospital from where five were referred to a hospital in Chandigarh. Amarinder, while directing the deputy commissioner to ensure that best possible medial aid be given to the injured, said the entire cost of their treatment would be borne by the state government..