Cop killed by stone-pelting mob in Ghazipur
December 30, 2018  10:15
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A police constable was killed and some other people injured in mob violence by Nishad Party workers in Uttar Pradeshs Ghazipur district, barely 15 kilometres from the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modis rally on Saturday. The rioters also pelted stones on vehicles of local BJP leaders and workers returning from the rally.

Police have arrested 13 people and detained 10 others for interrogation.

Taking serious note of the incident, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, who himself was present in the rally, directed the district magistrate and superintendent of police to take strict action against the unruly elements and make immediate arrests. He condoled the death and announced Rs 40 lakh and an extraordinary pension for the constables wife, Rs 10 lakh for his parents, and a job for one of his dependents.

The deceased constable, as per the chief ministers office, was identified as Surendra Vats, 45. He is the second policeman killed in mob violence this month after police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was shot dead in Bulandshahr.
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