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Family members of ASI demand proper treatment of injured officer

Pankaj Kumar

Amidst death of Ankita and shifting of acid attack victim to New Delhi for treatment family members of  police ASI have demanded  for proper treatment of an injured officer at a higher medical centre of the country.

The demand has been made by mother of victim Himanshu Kumar the injured officer- in- charge of Bhawra police out post( pop) who  had received grievous head injuries while on duty on August 25 .  He was injured while attempting to control rioting villagers  from Balrampur  who had attacked the house of a trade union leader Lucky Singh at Shahpura under Sindri police station. Police officers of Sindri and Pathardih police stations  too were injured in the violence that took place on that day.

Himanshu was shifted to Mission HospitalDurgapur  in West Bengal from  SNMCH keeping in view his critical conditions.

Himanshu has not gained consciousness since was shifted here though doctors have conducted operations here.

Now mother of the victim in whatsapp message to senior officers of police including SSP Dhanbad has demanded for shifting him to a higher medical centre for treatment as her son was on duty while receiving such an injury.The  entire family has been stationed at Durgapur since the incident.

Meanwhile, SSP Dhanbad has deputed Nirsa DSP to ensure proper treatment of the injured ASI.

"If permitted by treating doctors  of Mission Hospital he  would be airlifted to higher medical centres" , said SSP Sanjeev Kumar .