Just days after inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was shot by cow vigilantes in Bulandshar, constable Suresh Vats (48) from Karimuddinpur police station was killed when protesters allegedly from Rashtriya Nishad Party hurled stones at vehicles returning from the venue of a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ghazipur: Mobocracy has taken over Uttar Pradesh in CM Yogi Adityanath’s as another police personnel was killed by a stone-pelting mob in Ghazipur, UP on Saturday.
Just days after inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was shot by cow vigilantes in Bulandshar, constable Suresh Vats (48) from Karimuddinpur police station was killed when protesters allegedly from Rashtriya Nishad Party hurled stones at vehicles returning from the venue of a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Vats was hit on the head by a stone when he went to end a traffic jam caused by the protests. He was rushed to a hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries.
The arrests have been made based on video evidence gathered by the police. A total of 27 people have been arrested so far in related to the case.
Earlier on Sunday, Additional Director General (ADG) of the Varanasi zone PV Rama Shastri said that Nishad Party leader Arjun Kashyap is one of the main accused in the case and claimed to have enough evidence against him.
“Raids are being carried out to arrest him and others involved in this case,” she said.
“Some people from Nishad community were protesting near Atwa Mor police station in Naunera area where stone pelting took place during which he was hit,” PTI quoted Superintendent of Police (Ghazipur) Yashveer Singh as saying. Two locals have also been injured in the incident.
Earlier, Vat’s son, VP Singh, said the police department is unable to protect its own officials. “Police are not being able to protect their own,” Singh said.
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government later announced a compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the family. However, the deceased cop’s son said the compensation hold little meaning now that his father is gone. “What will we do with the compensation now? The compensation cannot bring back the person we lost,” Singh said.
Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav from SP claimed that criminals have “doubled” in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP rule.
“UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is advocating his Thoko Neeti (encounter policy) everywhere. Due to this, there is a trend among the police officials that they undertake encounters when they anticipate that they can be transferred. Their acts are emulated by their subordinates,” Yadav added.
