Following deceased Vivek Tiwari’s family meeting Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday morning, action is likely to be taken against senior police and administrative officials who colluded to cover up the Tiwari murder.
Added to this is the appearance of footage of the CCTV camera of a public sector office in the vicinity of the shootout capturing the whole event puncturing the police theory that the SUV was parked or Tiwari tried to crush the constables who had shot him in self-defence.
After her 35-minute meeting with Yogi at his 5 Kalidas road residence, Tiwari’s widow Kalpana expressed confidence in the state government saying the CM had heard her out and assured her to address all her anxieties after which she was satisfied.
“I had earlier also said that I have faith in our state government and today that faith has further strengthened,” said Kalpana.
Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, Kalpana, her two daughters and brother met the CM in the presence of DGP OP Singh.
Later, speaking to the media, Sharma said the CM had promised a Fixed Deposit of Rs 5 lakh each for the education of the two daughters, Rs 5 lakh FD for the aged dependent mother of Tiwari and a house for the family.
This is over and above the Rs 25 lakh compensation and a government job for Kalpana promised on Saturday evening after which the family had agreed to cremate the body.
During the meeting, Kalpana demanded strict action against all those who were responsible for the “cold-blooded murder” of her husband and the subsequent “cover-up”.
She complained to the CM that the police did not inform her about shooting her husband and prevented his colleague from doing so. Had the family been informed in time she might have tried to arrange better medical attention, she said.
She also narrated the police attempt to “cover up” by claiming that the police had fired in self-defence when her husband tried to mow them down after he and his female ex-colleague were found in an objectionable position in a stationary SUV car.
After meeting the family, Yogi had a separate meeting with DGP OP Singh and Principal Secretary Home Arvind Kumar. Yogi has reportedly given the officers a dressing down and has sought an update on the Tiwari murder investigation.
