Lucknow, December 29 : Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Ghazipur, a police constable returning from duty at the rally was hit by a stone by angry protesters.
The deceased police constable, identified as Suresh Vats, was reportedly hit by Nishad community protestors agitating to get some protestors released who had been detained while demonstrating earlier in the day.
While returning from duty at the PM’s rally, Vats and his other colleagues were asked to rush to intervene at the demonstration site where members of the Nishad community had blocked the highway demanding reservation.
When the police team reached the spot at Atwa Mor to evict the protesters, some persons from the crowd started pelting stones.
In the heavy-brick batting, the constable was severely injured and succumbed to his wounds.
Taking note of the constable’s death, CM Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 40 lakh as compensation for the wife of the deceased and Rs 10 lakhs to his parents if alive.
He has also announced extraordinary pension for the wife of Vats and a government job for one member of his family.
CM Yogi has instructed Ghazipur SSP Yesh Veer Singh and District Magistrate K Balaji to take strict action against the disorderly elements and ensure their early arrest.
This is the second incident in December where a state policeman has been killed by a violent mob.
On December 3 Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was shot dead by a ferocious mob in Bulandshahr after violence broke out over cow slaughter allegations. A civilian had also died in the incident.
