A day after sub-inspector JP Singh was martyred during an encounter with dreaded ravine ranger Babuli Kol in the forests of Chitrakoot, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh to the cop’s family.
Besides announcing a Medal for Bravery for the slain cop, Yogi promised all help to the family members. Police personnel of Banda, lucknow and Jaunpur will also donate one day’s salary to the slain cop’s family.
Rural Development Minister Dr Mahendra Singh was specially sent to Jaunpur by the CM, to meet the aggrieved family members and attend the funeral which took place with full state honours at Varanasi on Friday afternoon. ADG (law and order) Anand Kumar also went to attend the last rites of Singh.
Yogi also announced the construction of a ‘gate’ and rechristening of a road after JP Singh at his home district Jaunpur.
Meanwhile, ADG (law and Order) Anand Kumar said in lucknow on Friday that after the encounter the police arrested four members of Babuli Kol gang who have been identified as Sugreev Kol, Raju Kol, Shreepal and Guddu of Chitrakoot. Three fire arms were also recovered from them.
Kumar said that while the encounter was over, efforts to nab Babli Kol and other key members was underway and was being supervised by ADG (Allahabad Zone) SN Sabat.
Sub-inspector JP Singh was killed while Station Officer of Bahelpura Virenda Tripathi was injured in the encounter with brigand Babli Kol and his men in the jungles of Nihi Chiraiya in Manikpur police station area of Chitrakoot in the wee hours of Thursday.
Sources however claimed that the sub-inspector (SI) died due to negligence of local officers who took no safety measures before sending a police team to carry out an operation.