Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday paid tribute to Panditwari (Cantt) in-charge and sub-inspector DP Bahuguna, who lost his life in a road accident that took place on Monday evening while he was on duty in Kotwali police station area of Dehradun. Rawat assured all possible help to the family members of the late police officer. A Government job will be given to the late police officer’s wife, he said.
On the occasion, a financial help of Rs 1 lakh was given to the deceased’s family by DGP BS Sidhu. CM Rawat announced an increase in police welfare fund by Rs 1 crore from existing Rs 4 crore to Rs 5 crore. The dependents of police personnel losing their life on duty are given money as financial help under this fund.
He also directed the Government officers to make amendment in the existing extraordinary pension scheme so that dependents of policemen who died during duty is benefited. As of now, under the extraordinary pension scheme, the dependents of those policemen who lose their life in the encounter with the criminals, are benefited.
Uttarakhand Home Minister Pritam Singh, Principal Secretary (Home) MH Khan, ADGP RS Meena, DM Chandresh Kumar, ADM Jharna Kamthan, other senior police officers and policemen were also present on the occasion.
Bahuguna’s body was handed over to his family. It was later taken to Haridwar for cremation. It should be mentioned here that Bahuguna was seriously injured after he was hit by a two-wheeler, speeding from the opposite direction, at Panditwari on Monday evening, and he died on Tuesday morning. Bahuguna had asked two bike-borne persons to stop for checking.
The bike driver lost the control and hit him. Bahuguna and the bike-borne duo were seriously injured and were rushed to a local private hospital. Bahuguna was declared dead by doctors at 1 am on Tuesday while both the bike-borne persons, named Ishu Dayal (17), resident of Premnagar, and Shantanu Thapa (18), resident of FRI, are said to be out of danger.