hief Minister Hemant Soren today handed over cheques of Rs 4 lakh each to the dependents/family members of 28 victims of mob lynching and 15 youths who died during the Jharkhand Excise Constable Physical Efficiency Test in the auditorium located at Jharkhand Secretariat. At the same time, financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh was provided to the dependent of a person injured in the mob lynching incident. The CM presented a cheque of Rs 5 lakh assistance to Sonakshi Kumari, daughter of late Mithun Singh Kherwar, who died in the mob lynching incident under Ormanjhi police station of Ranchi district in the year 2023.
Soren expressed deep condolences to the victim's family present in the auditorium. Expressing condolences, the Chief Minister said that many such incidents have occurred within the state in the last few years in which many families have lost their relatives. He said that those who have left us in these incidents, those who have left us, cannot be brought back, but how we can help our dependent families in the future life, how we can lead our lives in a positive direction by supporting each other, is very important.
The CM said that the recruitment of Jharkhand Excise Constable was issued by the state government. Lakhs of youth of the state had applied to be a part of this recruitment process. Unfortunately, 15 young candidates who wanted this job died untimely during the efficiency test. He said that this incident was very sad and shocking for me personally. He said that this type of incident has been seen and heard for the first time in the country. Earlier also, many recruitment processes have been done by the state government, but such incident has been seen and heard only occasionally.
The CM said that the state government has taken the incident of death of our 15 youth during the Excise Constable recruitment process very seriously. Our government has written a letter to the central government requesting a detailed investigation of these incidents. He said that in the coming days, a large number of police recruitments and various sports competitions are to be organized in the state, at that time also such incidents will remain a serious challenge for the state government. This is the reason why our government has requested the central government through a letter to send a large team of doctors for a complete investigation of this incident.
The CM said that in the last few years, 28 people have died untimely in various mob lynching incidents within the state, this incident is also very sad and painful. He told the dependents of the victim families present that our government always stands with you. Today, all of you, the people of the victim families, are being provided money by the state government in the form of financial assistance, this is just a sympathy of the state government towards you. In the coming days, the state government will try to strengthen the victim families financially through many means. You will be linked to the government schemes so that you can stand on your own feet.
He said that the government is concerned about the education of your children and the security of your future. In the coming time, the entire government department will help you. Today I assure all of you that our government will take strong and concrete steps for you. My sympathies are with you and will remain with you in the future too.
Minister Hafizul Hasan, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Avinash Kumar, Principal Secretary Home Department Vandana Dadel, Secretary of Women, Child Development and Social Security Department Manoj Kumar, DG Police Headquarters R.K. Mallick and other officials were present on the occasion.